Upcoming is our May team challenge and the theme is "3-D". Please stay tuned for our team members exciting creations and another chance to enter to our next blog giveaway in June.
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Capecodjewel Wins!
Congrats to Linda/Capecodjewel who wins our April blog giveaway! She's also our #100 blog follower, thanks Linda for your devoted support! She will be receiving the Fancy Filigree pendant from Ghislaine of GS Creations.
Upcoming is our May team challenge and the theme is "3-D". Please stay tuned for our team members exciting creations and another chance to enter to our next blog giveaway in June.
Upcoming is our May team challenge and the theme is "3-D". Please stay tuned for our team members exciting creations and another chance to enter to our next blog giveaway in June.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Metal Clay Gives Free Reign to My Creativity - Ghislaine
MCHs April featured metal clay artist is Ghislaine of GS Creations.
Ghislaine has been making bead jewelry for the past eight years. She started with beadweaving and now has ventured into precious metal clay, the new territory!
When did you first become interested in Metal Clay? How long have you been designing jewelry using Metal Clay?
I had read a little about it around three years ago and started working with it exactly one year ago in April! I had always used beads to make my jewelry and came to a point where I felt like I had learned all the stitches and techniques that I needed. I wanted a new challenge but something that I could still use my beads with (If you could see how many beads I have you would understand!).
Would you tell us your creative process?
I usually start out with a rough sketch of what I'd like to do. An idea will pop into my head at any time of day (or night when I'm desperately trying to fall asleep) so I always keep a sketch book with me. Often times though the piece will design itself. By that I mean that it starts out looking like the sketch and as I'm working new ideas start to flow into the piece. As new shapes take form and elements are added or removed the piece takes on a life of its own.
What inspires you?
These days I'm loving working with dichroic glass cabochons and they are a great source of inspiration. You will sometimes catch me sitting at my workbench just starring at my cabs or moving them around. Their shapes, colors, and designs "speak" to me.
What do you enjoy most about working in Metal Clay?
I love the freedom it gives me. You can mold it, you can carve it, you can even use water to shape it. It gives free reign to my creativity. I get great joy from being able to make a whole piece using a metal clay object as a centerpiece and beadweaving the rope.
What is your greatest ambition as a Metal Clay artist?
I would love to one day be able to live off my art. Making jewelry and art pieces has always been a passion but never as much as when I started to work with metal clay.
Ghislaine's creative art pieces can be found here. She's giving away this beautiful Fancy Filigree pendant to a lucky winner! The piece measures approximately 1.3" in height and width. And is adorned by a 3mm clear cubic zirconia.
To win the Fancy Filigree pendant, here are the rules:
Every person is eligible to enter the blog giveaway with up to FOUR (4) entries. How can you get an entry? You can do any of the following and then let us know that by leaving a comment under this feature so we can keep track.
1. Follow our blog = 1 entry
2. Check out featured artist and post favorite piece on the blog = 1 entry
3. Heart featured artist’s shop = 1 entry
4. Follow featured artist on Facebook = 1 entry
5. Make a purchase = 2 entries
6. Refer a friend = 1 entry
7. Tweet about the giveaway using key word metalclayheads = 1 entry
8. Share the Metal Clay Heads blog giveaway link on FB (Go to http://www.facebook.com/MetalClayHeadTeam and click Share) = 1 entry
9. If you voted and commented on our last challenge = 1 entry
The giveaway will run for two weeks. We will announce the winner on May 7th. Good luck!
Ghislaine has been making bead jewelry for the past eight years. She started with beadweaving and now has ventured into precious metal clay, the new territory!
When did you first become interested in Metal Clay? How long have you been designing jewelry using Metal Clay?I had read a little about it around three years ago and started working with it exactly one year ago in April! I had always used beads to make my jewelry and came to a point where I felt like I had learned all the stitches and techniques that I needed. I wanted a new challenge but something that I could still use my beads with (If you could see how many beads I have you would understand!).
Would you tell us your creative process?
I usually start out with a rough sketch of what I'd like to do. An idea will pop into my head at any time of day (or night when I'm desperately trying to fall asleep) so I always keep a sketch book with me. Often times though the piece will design itself. By that I mean that it starts out looking like the sketch and as I'm working new ideas start to flow into the piece. As new shapes take form and elements are added or removed the piece takes on a life of its own.
What inspires you?
These days I'm loving working with dichroic glass cabochons and they are a great source of inspiration. You will sometimes catch me sitting at my workbench just starring at my cabs or moving them around. Their shapes, colors, and designs "speak" to me.
What do you enjoy most about working in Metal Clay?I love the freedom it gives me. You can mold it, you can carve it, you can even use water to shape it. It gives free reign to my creativity. I get great joy from being able to make a whole piece using a metal clay object as a centerpiece and beadweaving the rope.
What is your greatest ambition as a Metal Clay artist?
I would love to one day be able to live off my art. Making jewelry and art pieces has always been a passion but never as much as when I started to work with metal clay.
Ghislaine's creative art pieces can be found here. She's giving away this beautiful Fancy Filigree pendant to a lucky winner! The piece measures approximately 1.3" in height and width. And is adorned by a 3mm clear cubic zirconia.
To win the Fancy Filigree pendant, here are the rules:
Every person is eligible to enter the blog giveaway with up to FOUR (4) entries. How can you get an entry? You can do any of the following and then let us know that by leaving a comment under this feature so we can keep track.
1. Follow our blog = 1 entry
2. Check out featured artist and post favorite piece on the blog = 1 entry
3. Heart featured artist’s shop = 1 entry
4. Follow featured artist on Facebook = 1 entry
5. Make a purchase = 2 entries
6. Refer a friend = 1 entry
7. Tweet about the giveaway using key word metalclayheads = 1 entry
8. Share the Metal Clay Heads blog giveaway link on FB (Go to http://www.facebook.com/MetalClayHeadTeam and click Share) = 1 entry
9. If you voted and commented on our last challenge = 1 entry
The giveaway will run for two weeks. We will announce the winner on May 7th. Good luck!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
"My Favorite Place" Challenge Winner is ...
Mother and Child Pendant by Ghislaine of GS Creations with 56 votes.
Palette Necklace by Dawn of DaVoria Jewelry came in second with 53 votes.
And Harp Necklace by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry came in third with 31 votes.
Congrats to Ghislaine! Thanks to everyone who voted. The ones who posted a comment will be entered in to our February blog giveaway featuring Kristan of SilverWishes.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
January Challenge: My Favorite Place
Every other month we Metal Clay Heads do a challenge and the winner of a challenge sets the next. This challenge is: My Favorite Place, which was set by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry. Our entries for the My Favorite Place challenge are below. Please vote for your favorite at the poll on the right side of the blog. Voting will end on January 29th.
Paris Earrings by Evelyn of Evelyn Pelati Jewelry: I wanted to go to Paris my whole life, and in 2008 I finally did! It was a dream trip and I loved it as much as I thought I would. I made these earrings featuring a tiny map of Paris in honor of that time.
Palette Necklace by Dawn of DaVoria Jewelry: For some reason when I see a painters palette it makes me feel so serene. It brings me to a place I love to be. It could be painting, drawing, quilting, giving a haircut accented with outstanding hilites, or, as of late, making jewelry with metal clay. To me the painters palette represents my creativity.
Mother and Child Pendant by Ghislaine of GS Creations: My favorite place is not a country nor a city, it is not a building nor is it a garden. My favorite place is wherever I can be with my son, especially snuggled up in the morning as he drinks his bottle. There, all my worries fade away and a certain calmness reigns over me. It is where I am the happiest and feel at peace with the world.
Sew Perfect Charm by Anise of SeavBeach Designs: My favorite place when I was a child was my mom's sewing box. It had many mysterious things inside. Bobbins, spools of thread, buttons, needles, vintage skeleton keys that went to locks in another land.
Mardi Gras Mask Pendant by Kathy of York Avenue Studio: My favorite place is New Orleans! There isn’t anywhere in the world that I would rather be than visiting the French Quarter. There are festivals almost daily for music, art, food, fun, history, etc Steering clear of Bourbon Street, I spend most of my visits there browsing unique shops that sell candles, art, perfume, jewelry and treats! There are so many amazing people that work and live there and I will never get bored of the jazzy sounds, the spicy smells of Cajun food, the Pecan Prailines, the Coffee Shops, the lush green foliage, even the muggy heat!
My Favorite Place Necklace by Lisa of Willow and Me Jewelry: When the challenge was set, I had just returned from a short family vacation at a beach in Alabama, that is one of my favorite places in the whole world. It has gorgeous white beaches, which are not packed with people, and warm Gulf of Mexico water. During this last trip, the beach was full of Portugese Man of Wars (Men of War?). Using a shell I found on this beach, I made a mold from which I made the base of this piece. Using texture, I tried to duplicate the look of a beach with shells, starfish and even a Portugese Man of War, made from a sapphire cabochon. The bottom portion of the pendant has been covered with resin to emulate the surf rolling in.
In the Garden Necklace by Erin of heartsabustin: In the dead of winter, I dream of my garden in the spring. The daffodils, the hydrangeas, and the lilies are all very special to me.
Harp Necklace by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry: My favorite place is Ireland, where I spent my honeymoon, and returned to 7 years later. I fell in love with the people, the beauty, the music and the rich history Ireland is known for. The Harp is an ancient instrument that was used by the Bards of Ireland, whose history and stories were told with the accompaniment of beautiful harp music.
Bronze Flower Garden Pendant by Deb of Prairie Mud Studio: My favorite place has always been my family's farm - and this piece represents my mom's flower gardens and my dad's cornfields.
Please cast your vote on the right column; and if you post a comment, you will be automatically entered into our February blog giveaway.
Paris Earrings by Evelyn of Evelyn Pelati Jewelry: I wanted to go to Paris my whole life, and in 2008 I finally did! It was a dream trip and I loved it as much as I thought I would. I made these earrings featuring a tiny map of Paris in honor of that time.
Palette Necklace by Dawn of DaVoria Jewelry: For some reason when I see a painters palette it makes me feel so serene. It brings me to a place I love to be. It could be painting, drawing, quilting, giving a haircut accented with outstanding hilites, or, as of late, making jewelry with metal clay. To me the painters palette represents my creativity.
Mother and Child Pendant by Ghislaine of GS Creations: My favorite place is not a country nor a city, it is not a building nor is it a garden. My favorite place is wherever I can be with my son, especially snuggled up in the morning as he drinks his bottle. There, all my worries fade away and a certain calmness reigns over me. It is where I am the happiest and feel at peace with the world.
Sew Perfect Charm by Anise of SeavBeach Designs: My favorite place when I was a child was my mom's sewing box. It had many mysterious things inside. Bobbins, spools of thread, buttons, needles, vintage skeleton keys that went to locks in another land.
Fern Necklace by Esmerelda of SilverBlueberry: My favorite place is the forest and the garden, so I made two overlapping fern leaves soldered to a neck wire (clasp behind one leaf) and below hangs a beautiful idocrase drop cabochon, cut by Rod from FoxCabochons.
Pavillion with Persian Illumination by Laura of Zoeowyn: My favorite place is "far far away." I don't have a favorite physical location, it always tends to be "some place else" and definitely someplace ideal and perfect and exotic.
Mardi Gras Mask Pendant by Kathy of York Avenue Studio: My favorite place is New Orleans! There isn’t anywhere in the world that I would rather be than visiting the French Quarter. There are festivals almost daily for music, art, food, fun, history, etc Steering clear of Bourbon Street, I spend most of my visits there browsing unique shops that sell candles, art, perfume, jewelry and treats! There are so many amazing people that work and live there and I will never get bored of the jazzy sounds, the spicy smells of Cajun food, the Pecan Prailines, the Coffee Shops, the lush green foliage, even the muggy heat!
My Favorite Place Necklace by Lisa of Willow and Me Jewelry: When the challenge was set, I had just returned from a short family vacation at a beach in Alabama, that is one of my favorite places in the whole world. It has gorgeous white beaches, which are not packed with people, and warm Gulf of Mexico water. During this last trip, the beach was full of Portugese Man of Wars (Men of War?). Using a shell I found on this beach, I made a mold from which I made the base of this piece. Using texture, I tried to duplicate the look of a beach with shells, starfish and even a Portugese Man of War, made from a sapphire cabochon. The bottom portion of the pendant has been covered with resin to emulate the surf rolling in.
In the Garden Necklace by Erin of heartsabustin: In the dead of winter, I dream of my garden in the spring. The daffodils, the hydrangeas, and the lilies are all very special to me.
Harp Necklace by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry: My favorite place is Ireland, where I spent my honeymoon, and returned to 7 years later. I fell in love with the people, the beauty, the music and the rich history Ireland is known for. The Harp is an ancient instrument that was used by the Bards of Ireland, whose history and stories were told with the accompaniment of beautiful harp music.
Bronze Flower Garden Pendant by Deb of Prairie Mud Studio: My favorite place has always been my family's farm - and this piece represents my mom's flower gardens and my dad's cornfields.
St. John Passion Pendant by Mary Lou of Sweetleaf Sisterz: The image on this pendant reminds me of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. It is one of my favorite places in the world. Sitting on the beach at night with rolling waves and the stars bright in the sky, there is no other place like it. This pendant of fine silver illustrates that vision. The surf is rolling below stars brilliant in the nighttime sky.
Please cast your vote on the right column; and if you post a comment, you will be automatically entered into our February blog giveaway.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Summer Romance Challenge Winner
Congrats to Ghislaine of GSCreations who won our September Challenge with her Love is ... pendant! We had 142 polls. Thanks to all who voted!
Our October Blog Giveaway is coming soon, our featured artist is Jennifer of EnvyDesignsJewelry. Don't miss it!
Summer Romance Ring by Erin of Heartsabustin
Our October Blog Giveaway is coming soon, our featured artist is Jennifer of EnvyDesignsJewelry. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Ah … Summer Romance…
Welcome to MC Heads September challenge. This time our theme is “Summer Romance” chosen by last challenge winner Betty of Faccia Felice. Following are brief descriptions on each piece by the creative metal clay artist. Our poll is on the right column, please start voting! Don’t forget to post a comment to enter our October blog giveaway.
Summer Romance Ring by Erin of Heartsabustin
Summer is just about over, but it's romance will linger forever with this beautiful wide ring.
* Fine silver ring and roses
* Tiny cubic zirconia accents
Romantic Hearts by Anise of Seavbeach
Romantic Hearts necklace is created by painting onto a beautiful handpicked heart shaped leaf. Many layers go into painting metal clay onto each one. Oxidized to bring out each leafs veining. Reminiscent of a warm romantic summer coming to an end and the anticipation of a brisk autumn breeze.
Tree of Love necklace by Sue of Somethingxtraspecial
The tree where love grows! This highly detailed tree has a central heart focal, and on the branches many more fruits of love growing. It has a green sheen showing through.
Kauai- fine silver, pearl necklace by Jennifer of Envydesignsjewelry
This fine silver necklace was made for the Metal Clay Heads team bi-monthly challenge.
The theme is summer romance. What is more romantic than Kauai, Hawaii?
Love Grows pendant by Vicki of Jewelflyt
...from the smallest seed...grows love...
This handcrafted pendant is made from precious metal clay - fine silver.
Rectangular in shape, love grows features a garden of raised spirals. The largest is set with a sparkly pale pink 4mm cubic zirconia (lab created).
Turtle Love pendant by Robin of Adornedbyrobin
My Turtle Love pendant was inspired by two things, a love of nature and the gulf oil crisis. Sea turtles in particular amaze me because they are so helpless on land and seem to soar in the water. I used my torch to create a heat patina for the first time, which was more difficult than I expected.
Love is ... - Fine silver pendant with Love is... inscription by Ghislaine of GS Creations
These two intertwind hearts are made with 99.9% pure silver. They are stamped with the words "Love is...". These letters have been oxidized to bring them out and the center of the piece has been filled with transluscent red glass paint.
Fine Silver Spinner Ring by Tammi of Mybrownwren
This is my summer romance challenge piece. It is a fine silver spinner ring. There is a heart sitting atop a summer flower.
Summer Romance Ring by Erin of Heartsabustin
Summer is just about over, but it's romance will linger forever with this beautiful wide ring.
* Fine silver ring and roses
* Tiny cubic zirconia accents
Romantic Hearts by Anise of Seavbeach
Romantic Hearts necklace is created by painting onto a beautiful handpicked heart shaped leaf. Many layers go into painting metal clay onto each one. Oxidized to bring out each leafs veining. Reminiscent of a warm romantic summer coming to an end and the anticipation of a brisk autumn breeze.
Tree of Love necklace by Sue of Somethingxtraspecial
The tree where love grows! This highly detailed tree has a central heart focal, and on the branches many more fruits of love growing. It has a green sheen showing through.
Kauai- fine silver, pearl necklace by Jennifer of Envydesignsjewelry
This fine silver necklace was made for the Metal Clay Heads team bi-monthly challenge.
The theme is summer romance. What is more romantic than Kauai, Hawaii?
Love Grows pendant by Vicki of Jewelflyt
...from the smallest seed...grows love...
This handcrafted pendant is made from precious metal clay - fine silver.
Rectangular in shape, love grows features a garden of raised spirals. The largest is set with a sparkly pale pink 4mm cubic zirconia (lab created).
Turtle Love pendant by Robin of Adornedbyrobin
My Turtle Love pendant was inspired by two things, a love of nature and the gulf oil crisis. Sea turtles in particular amaze me because they are so helpless on land and seem to soar in the water. I used my torch to create a heat patina for the first time, which was more difficult than I expected.
Love is ... - Fine silver pendant with Love is... inscription by Ghislaine of GS Creations
These two intertwind hearts are made with 99.9% pure silver. They are stamped with the words "Love is...". These letters have been oxidized to bring them out and the center of the piece has been filled with transluscent red glass paint.
Fine Silver Spinner Ring by Tammi of Mybrownwren
This is my summer romance challenge piece. It is a fine silver spinner ring. There is a heart sitting atop a summer flower.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Challenge Winner!
Thank you to all who voted in our most recent challenge: Patriotism. We had 160 votes! The winner is:
I Heart My Country by Betty of Faccia Felice.
The top three vote getters were:
The Runners-Up:
North America by Ghislaine of GS Creations
Scales of Justice by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry
Congratulations to all! We will have another challenge in September. In the mean time, look for our giveaway coming soon.
Scales of Justice by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry
Congratulations to all! We will have another challenge in September. In the mean time, look for our giveaway coming soon.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Challenge: Patriotism
The Metal Clay Heads team has a challenge every other month, to foster creativity and to encourage us to try new things. Each challenge is chosen by the winner of the previous challenge. Janie from LifeArtDesigns was our winner last time and she has chosen "Patriotism" as our theme this time. Below are the entries. Please vote on the voter to the right. Voting will be open until July 22 at midnight, EST. The winner will be announced the next day. Also, commenting on this blog will give you an entry in our first ever giveaway next month!
The entries are:
Thinking of Holland
I see wide-flowing rivers
slowly traversing
infinite plains,
It's written by H. Marsman
Please vote on the gadget to the right and comment below if you would like an entry into our first ever giveaway next month!
A note about the photos. Some of the pieces are listed in the artist's shop, while others are not. Where they are, they were linked to the shop and can be found by clicking on the photo. The others were taken from their uploads to the Metal Clay Heads group on Flickr. They, along with alternate views of the items, can be seen here.
The entries are:
Scales of Justice by Jennifer of Envy Designs Jewelry
The scales of justice usually held by the goddess Themis, or Lady justice. I have to thank my husband for this idea.
North America by Ghislaine of GS Creations:
My July challenge piece. Since I am Canadian and I live in the U.S. and my son is both Canadian and American I decided to honor both countries. I created this fine silver pendant with the maple leaf representing Canada and the Stars for the U.S.
Memory of Holland by Esmerelda of SilverBlueberry
It has part of a Dutch poem that for me is Holland more than anything else. I added red, white and blue (rubies, quartz and sapphires in the front, freshwater pearls in the back) for our flag color. The translation of these first sentences is:
Thinking of Holland
I see wide-flowing rivers
slowly traversing
infinite plains,
It's written by H. Marsman
Remember September 11 by Tammi of My Brown Wren
This is my third try at the Etsy Metal Clay Heads July Challenge on Patriotism. It is an artistic rendition of the Twin Towers.
I Heart my Country by Betty of FacciaFelice
This is the piece I designed for the Metal Clay Heads Team Bi-Monthly challenge Patriotism.
I used the signature red, white and blue colors on a fine silver heart to express my love to my country.
I used the signature red, white and blue colors on a fine silver heart to express my love to my country.
The star is the state where I'm living in now - California.
Patriotism and Hope by Anise of SeavBeach Designs
This one of a kind piece was created for my MetalClayheads Team Challenge. The theme being patriotism. Having grown up in a military family, there was no question as to what patriotism meant to me.
American Flag Earrings by Erin of Heartsabustin
Lady Liberty by Patsy of OxOriginalArtJewelry
Polish Coin Necklace by Terri of Nineteen Thirteen
One clear cubic zirconia and one red lab corundum garnet have been added to the bail to represent the Polish flag. The words "SUPA DUPA" have been added to the back...this can either represent "Super Duper" or "Nice Butt" which is my very loose interpretation of a Polish saying my grandmother used to repeat!
America the Beautiful by Lisa of Willow and Me Jewelry
This pin was made for my Metal Clay Heads team challenge. The challenge was to make something patriotic. The first thing I thought of wasn't the flag or the national anthem, but the song all Americans learn in grade school: "America the Beautiful".
A note about the photos. Some of the pieces are listed in the artist's shop, while others are not. Where they are, they were linked to the shop and can be found by clicking on the photo. The others were taken from their uploads to the Metal Clay Heads group on Flickr. They, along with alternate views of the items, can be seen here.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Meet our Members: GS Creations
GS Creations:
My name is Ghislaine (pronounced Gui, like guitar, len). Iit's French and causes me a lot of issues down here in Virginia. I was born in Lebanon and lived in Montreal, Canada, for 21 years before moving to Virginia three years ago. I moved because of a man, a wonderful man, that I married two years ago on July 19. We have an 8 month old son who is the light of my life and a pug named Rowdy. He certainly lives up to his name. I started beading 10 years ago as a hobby and now I have a room full of beads. I only recently started working with metal clay, in April, and I'm totally hooked. I joined etsy in March '08. I have a day job as a Systems Librarian. That means I take care of all things IT at a Federal Library in DC.
Note to our members, if you would like your mini-bio on the blog but haven't submitted it yet, convo it to Lisa at willowandme. Thanks!
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