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She said "I do"
I am super excited to show off this wedding ring I made, now that the bride has said "I do" and the ring fits beautifully. If you have been following me on my Orange Bead Art Facebook page, this is a ring that the bride had talked about for a couple of years and you might recognize a turquoise ring that was our jumping off point for making this one perfect for her. I had a couple of stone settings that I wanted to try and ultimately went with the basket setting to continue with the rounded lines of the...
Jewelry Rendering with Gouache Paint
One thing that I wanted to try to learn this year was to be able to create a different visual technique for putting ideas down on paper, so I signed up for two jewelry rendering courses taught by Drawing Gems out of Amsterdam. Over an eleven week time period the course covered how to paint/render cabochons, diamonds, facetted cut stone, opals, pearls, ribbons, knots and pave' settings... All of our homework was completed with the use of gouache paint and the above picture was my final homework assignment. I definitely learned a lot during these classes and was impresses at...
How did she do that?
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a piece of jewelry? Here is a quick video on how I made my Moroccan inspired earrings. (345) Karen Reule - YouTube
Artist Sunday
I am super excited to be participating in the Artist Sunday event on Sunday, November 29th. I am honored to be one of the ten jewelry artists representing the state of Washington in the Artist Sunday Best Pick category for jewelry - how cool is that. This event will be featuring over 2,000 artists from around the United States; think of it as Black Friday or small business Sunday for the arts.
Five years ago I sold my very first piece, hummingbird earrings
It is amazing how fast time flies. It was five years ago almost to the day that I had my very first table as a vendor at Ridgefield's annual Bird Fest and sold my first creation, a pair of hummingbird earrings. I also donated my first piece which coincidently was a hummingbird necklace. Fast forward five years and this event is now a virtual Bird Fest Vendor Fair due to Covid-19. I am still loving this medium as there is so much to learn, new techniques to try, and the opportunities to create are...