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Ceramic

Ceramic Figures make a Fine Body of Work

Sunday, May 18, 2003

In her studio overlooking Pearse Street in central Dublin, Ayelet Lalor is busy putting the finishing touches to one of her ceramic creations.

The three-dimensional four-foot-high figure - a glamorous, pouting catwalk queen - is one of the final piec ....

Kristen Cameron's ceramic cherubs combine the spiritual with the whimsical

Kristen Cameron doesn't want to sound "mushy," she says, "But I've been on a spiritual journey for the last six years. I wanted to produce something that was spiritual, but do something with a whimsical flair."

Her husband Ron, with whom she runs Copper Star Antiques in Silver City, el ....

Indiana Ceramic Supply

Indiana Ceramic Supply (ICS) was started by Barbara and Dan Gould of Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1968. Barbara was an accomplished ceramics designer and the ceramics industry was very prolific, still heading to its zenith of popularity. There was a need for a local supplier of ceramic materia ....

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Crochet

Crochet Pattern Of Chaos Published In Mathematics Journal

It is not often that a serious mathematics journal contains a crochet pattern, but the current issue of the Mathematical Intelligencer has instructions on how to crochet your very own model of chaos. It looks like a large Christmas decoration.

Dr Hinke Osinga and Professor Bernd Krausk ....

Crochet Thread and Geometry - A Craft Project

Aside from its traditional use, crochet thread can be used for a number of other activities. One of the most creative and fun ideas for your kids to use crochet thread is in this geometry project which is both fun and a learning exercise.

All you need is old cardboard, paper, croche ....

Thread Crochet

Thread Crochet was the first type of real crochet work ever done. When the original Tambour embroidery was worked "in the air" without the backing fabric, the result was a type of lace, a rudimentary form of thread crochet. Since then, it remains one of the most popular forms of crochet.

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Egg Art

Creative egg decor brings home the bacon

Aug. 24, 2002

Think back a minute to the days as a kid when you'd color Easter eggs around the kitchen table with one of those store-bought kits of tablet dyes, wax crayon and wire dipper.

Now, put it out of your head - completely. This is a story about some serious egg decorat ....

Extraordinay Eggs

This was definitely not an ordinary Easter egg! The emu egg art I held as I talked with Elizabeth "Tootie" Calmes was ten times larger than a chicken egg - and it weighed one pound.

Tootie, a Hammond artist, had carved an owl on the delicate shell. Her carved and etched emu ....

White House displays work of EGG-ceptional Georgia artists

Georgia artists Alan Rabon and Sara Muse aren't the Easter Bunny, but when it comes to decorating eggs they can give him a run for his money.

Both have been selected by the Georgia Egg Commission to decorate eggs representing the state for the White House Easter Egg Display coordinated ....

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Enameling

Enameled Miniature Clock

Small ornamental clocks were among the medium priced ornamental objects that were in huge demand in the 19th century. This gave opportunities for enameled decorations to be added for a valuable, individualistic appearance for every piece, even when the actual metal clock housings were mass pro ....

Copper Enameling
What is Copper Enameling?

Copper enameling is the fusion of glass to metal in a kiln. First, a copper shape is cut out, cleaned and prepared. Then finely ground glass of various colors, depending on the pattern desired, is sifted onto the copper. The copper is then placed into a kiln ....

Enameling On Fine Silver Metal Clay

Enameling on pieces made from Precious Metal Clay is a joy! The clay is malleable and will take any shape or texture: it handles like ordinary clay before it is sintered. After the sintering, the material is usable in a variety of enameling techniques. Sintering, an evaporation process, ....

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Gourd Art

Out of my gourd

At home in Baldy Mesa, Russ Estes, a student of extraterrestrial abductions as well as an accomplished drypoint artist, explained how he discovered a new mania - and a new medium.

Three years ago Estes, who is diabetic, developed an infection in his leg that led to his having to have ....

From Funky To Gourd

Stacy Dupell's growing line of funky art decor began with a chair and a charity.

About a year ago, Dupell took a paintbrush to an Adirondack chair and decorated it with bright hues, squiggly lines and bold swirls. She donated her eccentric art project to the Make-a-Wish Foundation's Ch ....

Jim Russell to demonstrate gourd art techniques at Art Center show

Local gourd farmer and artist Jim Russell will present two demonstrations this month of the decorative techniques he uses to transform this nonedible relative of the cucumber, melon, squash and pumpkin into fine art.

Working at the art center, in conjunction with the 9th annual Nationa ....

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Metal Craft

Metal Craft -- a 200-year-old Family Tradition

Go to Dhamrai village, located 39 kms northwest of Dhaka, and you will glimpse an old mansion which dates back over 100 years. This is the picturesque home and workplace of Sukanta Banik, proprietor of Dhamrai Metal Crafts. Carrying on a flourishing 200-year-old family business, Sukanata unvei ....

Metal Arts and Architectures of Nepal

The Kingdom of Nepal, particularly its capital valley of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur is considered to be an open air museum of ancient arts and architectural masterpieces of their own unique class that have lived the test of time since early centuries. Most of these art forms emerged out of ....

History of Metalwork

Indian artisans knew the art of metalworking since 3000 B.C. The beautiful figurine of the dancing girl belonging to the Indus valley civilization indicates the high level of workmanship attained by ancient craftsmen.

The other high points reached by the craftsmen in the field of metal ....

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