tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52871206098827036982024-03-19T02:39:21.442-07:00Samantha Braund JewellerySamantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-45008715763787687852015-06-02T10:23:00.001-07:002015-06-02T10:24:59.420-07:00Turquoise Mermaid Amulet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The latest Mermaid Amulet containing a stunning Turquoise gemstone with a beautiful black matrix running through it :) The whole piece is meant to resemble a piece of barnacle covered piece of coral, fit for a Mermaid on her wedding day !!</div>
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<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-40271158391023614382015-05-16T11:21:00.002-07:002015-05-18T06:52:09.657-07:00Boho Pendant Free Prize Giveaway 2015 by Samantha Braund Jewellery<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src=" https://81a15ae687db51226afb76a24c012a3df49e7cc7.googledrive.com/host/0B_2UCoxC-iHDfmQwV25PblVfdEhCY01rR3NiamlfSXV1ZlBkSVhkLXFZWXAzZEZsUXJmemM/wowslider.html" style="border: currentColor; display: block; height: 560px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 560px;"></iframe><br />
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Welcome to the Samantha Braund Jewellery Free Prize Giveaway Contest 2015. The Giveaway winner will receive both of these Boho Copper wirewrapped pendants, each uniquely sculpted containing a pinky - purple dyed Sea Sediment Jasper gemstone. The prize will be sent onto the winner FREE of charge via Royal mail tracking and signed for service (for peace of mind). The winner's name will be randomly selected on <strong>11th July 2015</strong> (so mark your calendars!) . The contest is open worldwide as long as there is a reliable postal service where you are situated<br />
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The reason behind the giveaway this year is to celebrate that the Samantha Braund Jewellery page is approaching 3000 likes on Facebook. It is also to celebrate the fact that 4 years ago was the first time I showed anyone in the general public my jewellery pieces for sale, before then they sat in boxes hidden away in drawers at home, and I would post the odd photo of them on Facebook and blogger for my friends to see :) We have come along way since then and it is nice to celebrate that!<br />
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<strong>1.</strong> <strong>LIKE</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaBraundJewellery" target="_blank">Samantha Braund Jewellery Facebook Page</a> if you haven't already. <br />
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<strong>2. LIKE and comment </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaBraundJewellery/timeline/story?ut=43&wstart=0&wend=1433141999&hash=4997067265249855942&pagefilter=3" target="_blank">on the Photo album</a> of the Giveaway Prizes from my jewellery page<br />
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<strong>4. SHARE </strong>this blog post on<strong> Twitter and you will get your name added to the pot again !</strong><br />
Click <a href="http://samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/giveaway-contest-2015-tweeting-rules.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details on how to do this and where to post the link on FB for me to find<br />
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<strong>5.</strong> <strong>SHARE </strong>one of the images from the Giveaway Contest 2015 on<strong> Instagram and you will get your name added to the pot again! </strong>Click <a href="http://samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/giveaway-contest-instagram-rules.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details on how to do this and where to post your link to it on FB for me to find <br />
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<strong>6. </strong>The contest will end on <strong>11th July 2015</strong> and the winners name will be pulled out at random and shown on video. You will get the opportunity to have your name added to the pot up to 3 times maximum <br />
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<strong>7. EXTRA RULE!! - </strong>If you purchase something from the shop before <strong>11th July 2015</strong> you will get your name added to the draw again and thereby get an extra chance at winning!! (This only occurred to me as one of the prize draw contenders bought something today and I thought it would be a nice gesture to add their name again :) )<br />
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<strong><u>**IMPORTANT INFO - How I will Find Your Name To Put In The Pot </u></strong><br />
I will be going round FB and adding your names to the draw by seeing who has shared the post for the Giveaway, which is why you have to set that post to" public" , and then I will look in the comments section to see links for where you've shared the post on Twitter and Instagram <br />
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This is what your post will look like on Facebook if done correctly :) You can either share one of the photos or the whole album<br />
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Any questions you can message me or comment on Facebook. Good Luck everyone!!!<br />
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<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-74961561998404431052015-05-16T10:46:00.001-07:002015-05-16T12:36:25.421-07:00Giveaway Contest - Instagram Rules<strong>You have a chance to get your name added to the pot again by posting about the Giveaway on you Instagram account. Once you have done this you will need to leave a link to it on FB for me to find. Here's how to do it</strong><br />
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1.Use your smartphone to click on one of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaBraundJewellery/timeline/story?ut=43&wstart=0&wend=1433141999&hash=4997067265249855942&pagefilter=3" target="_blank">Facebook photos</a> about the Giveaway contest 2015 and save the image to your phone device. Then upload to Instagram the usual way you do using the Instagram app on your phone. Mention to go to Samantha Braund Jewellery Facebook page in the description for the image too<br />
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2. This will give you a drop down menu, click the "Copy Share URL" button see below. Your device will have copied the URL onto it's clipboard ready to paste somewhere<br />
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Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-45855925448314470592015-05-16T10:46:00.000-07:002015-05-16T12:38:25.785-07:00Giveaway Contest 2015 - Tweeting Rules<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally after about a year of rehab and recovery following a torn shoulder tendon, I have been able to wire sculpt again!!<br />
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This piece is a Mermaid Amulet called the "Eye Of Poseidon" honouring the all powerful God of the Oceans and Tempests, which seemed particularly fitting as this piece is a veritable maelstrom of crashing waves and turbulent waters, woven loosely into my interpretation of his eye<br />
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I feel this piece fits in nicely with the rest of the pieces in the Mermaid Amulet collection - there have always been stand alone pieces such as Ariel's Voice, and Cascade but all in all I think this is one of my favourites. I won't lie it was tricky to make, as I had to take a slowly slowly approach to making it, rather than my usual 16 hour straight approach lol - but I feel she was worth it in the end :)<br />
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Cascade Mermaid Amulet<br />
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There are a few Mermaid Amulets still available in the shop at present including these two personal favourites of mine....anyway follow the link <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SamBraundJewellery?section_id=10751320&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see them all</div>
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Seafoam Mermaid Amulet, the blog post on this piece can be found <a href="http://samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/seafoam-necklace-and-dreamcatcher.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Yellow Aquamarine Gaudi inspired Mermaid Amulet available to purchase <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/129566820/yellow-orange-aquamarine-sterling-silver?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I do love photographing my work against natural textures such as river rocks, pebbles, wood and stone - it adds to the organic nature of the work. I hope my shoulder continues to behave from now on and allows me to create this kind of work again soon :) Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the photos</div>
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<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-49319151072710947622015-03-18T14:38:00.001-07:002015-03-27T17:38:57.356-07:00Humble Beginnings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a long time since I have been able to do any wire sculpting, due to a Rotator Cuff tear of my shoulder...so you cannot imagine the joy I felt today in creating this little nugget of swirls lol. It is the humble beginnings of a Mermaid Amulet :) So far the shoulder hasn't reacted badly to doing this, but we'll see...if all goes well then wire work can be officially part of my rehab too (yay)
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I have been pretty busy lately dealing with a flare up of my shoulder problem - which was so annoying. However it freed me up to do quite a bit of research into moulding and casting ideas for sculptures I intend to make. I also finally got round to creating a website/blog specifically for my Art shop. I have created an Etsy shop for it too, and left it in holiday mode as I am still in an experimental work phase.</div>
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The website can be found <a href="http://www.samanthabraundarts.com/">HERE</a> , and even though I only have a few tester posts on there, it's really starting to take shape. Do have a look and let me know what you think - it's clean and bright, as opposed to artsy which I am not totally sure about, and can always add a custom picture header, or fashion a border of some kind, but I did want the work to be what stands out, so we'll see.
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Outside of that I have been rehabbing (of course) and made a "Dreamer" themed illustration this week, which I love. I bought these permamnet ink pens with different nib thicknesses and it's made all the difference to my doodling efforts :) I will be resuming work on my shipwrecked Pirate treasure chests, and once I am sure my shoulder has calmed down, I will try to introduce some jewellery making again...which can't happen soon enough for me lol<br />
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I made so many paper roses for Valentines (see last post) that I decided to make a couple of Spring time flower pots for my nieces, and a bouquet for my sister. I used the 80 gsm coloured copy paper to make the roses. The thinner the paper the more lovely swirls and spirals you get to create your rose...I'll probably post a quick mini tutorial on how I made the roses soon</div>
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I drew out a flower pot shape on a piece of paper and used it as a template to cut the pots out of thicker cardstock. I then sponged a mix of brown, black and yellow acrylic paint to create a mottled shabby flower pot</div>
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I had recently purchased a pretty lace border punch, which I used to create an embellishment for the pots</div>
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I used my Tim Holtz Sizzix Decorative strip dies, that contained leaves and greenery, and left the dies in place, while I sponged a random mix of greens, blue, yellow and white all over the strips. This was one of my favourite steps lol, very messy. Once dry, I pulled apart the die leaving a pleasing mass of variegated green foliage to use </div>
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I made a sturdy base card , painted and stamped the surface, then set about laying down the foliage into a pleasing composition. Then the pots went on next, and then the roses - I used tacky glue and permanent tape to secure everything. The base is such that it can fold down flat, making it easier for me to post, then, it will open up into a triangular easel. Matting with patterned paper strengthened the supporting structure</div>
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Then the cards were taken into the back garden and photographed lol... very fitting scenery for them I thought, anyway, I hope you like them (and fingers crossed, so will my nieces)</div>
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I like to use recycled brown paper for my packaging - I just like that rustic look. This time however the present was such an awkward shape to wrap that the effect looked crumpled and not pleasing lol... I figured I needed a distraction to save them, and created a topper that can be tied around the present. <br />
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I was inspired by 1920's flapper headpieces! They had all those diamonte and feather pieces clustered attractively together, attached to ribbons and headbands which wrapped around the head ... so I fashioned my own roses and flourishes version which could be tied around the misshapen present lol ..... Like so!<br />
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I even used the extra bits and pieces left over to fashion an embellishment for the little present. I think the tiny rose is sooo cute!!</div>
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Making these paper roses was so easy to do, and look pretty cute and effective when glued down together. I will do a How -to photo tutorial when I make my next project using these little ones. I have something in mind for my sister and nieces and these roses will be perfect for that!<br />
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<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-54994024300277211692015-02-02T10:29:00.001-08:002015-03-27T17:39:40.733-07:00House Of Cards Doodle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This doodle was the result of watching the last few episodes of House of Cards (season 2)!! I believe the intense political wranglings on the screen resulted in one of my most erratic, convoluted doodles yet!!<br />
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I cannot wait for season 3, I'm a fan of the original British series and had been reluctant to watch the US version because of that....however so many friends were raving about it, I succumbed and am now officially hooked lol!! Ooh that Frank Underwood is devious one lol... it's very Shakespearian , a cross between Richard the Third and Macbeth !!<br />
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We finally got some beautiful snow fall in the UK this week. Where we are it was just enough snow to make everything look pretty, but not enough to cause any real disruption, i.e. the perfect amount lol. The above shot is of the snow covered loveseat in the back garden, with a lovely view of my Art Nouveau style clock in the conservatory (isn't she elegant)</div>
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The romantic in me has been getting excited for Valentines Day this year... and I noted that I have such a range of colours represented in gemstones in the shop now, that I had to put together some luscious Garnets, Coppers and Carnelian reds as part of a Valentine's promotion. You can find them <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SamBraundJewellery/search?search_query=red&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" target="_blank">here</a> . Below are some of the pieces featured...</div>
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It's been a lovely week for us, the highlight being attending the hubby's official PhD Graduation ceremony! As a newly anointed Doctor of Philosophy he got to wear this fab ceremonial outfit for the day. It's very Tudor-esque, especially the hat! I felt like I was with a Tudor King or at least a member of the court lol. Anyway, I've posted some pics of us both on the day, I hope you like them - I don't normally post personal stuff here, but I wanted to document it for virtual posterity :D</div>
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I also made a couple of sales this week, of some special pieces - a Steampunk inspired piece containing a Purple Glass cabochon, and my beloved Bicolour Lemon-Smokey Quartz Paisely Necklace. See the pictures below :) I have also been busy working on prototypes for my Arts shop, and have come up with some interesting ideas for combining my jewellery and mixed media work to create some Gothic, Pirate themed pieces. I am pretty excited about the prospect, so watch this space :) All in all I would say it's been a pretty fab week :)</div>
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It's been a pretty busy time for me in the studio lately, which just proves that my shoulder rehab is coming on leaps and bounds! I made a couple of grungey mixed media books for family this week. They loved my Steampunk Seahorse illustrations and I thought turning them into books would be a good idea. I am really getting into image transfers now and managed to transfer my own work onto the mixed media backgrounds pretty well. The book covers have a leathery feel and are pretty flexible. I attached a signature of plain cartridge paper into each one, as well as embellishing them with a matching polymer clay bead </div>
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I love how they turned out, and I know my cousins are excited to receive them which is a great sign. I hope I can get more efficient in making this type of project as they're proving popular with my facebook friends too, and is another item I'd love to be able to add to the future arts shop. Aside from these, I also added to my Daily Sketch Project with a watercolour-y illustration of zesty apples! (see bottom of this post). I will however be turning the project into a weekly one, and will select my favourite sketch from the week to feature here. Anyway enjoy all the photos and thanks for stopping by :) </div>
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There was a photo of this little girl in a newspaper, looking blissfully happy riding her scooter in the rain. She looked so carefree and happy, that I felt inspired to try to capture that feeling :)</div>
<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-88691099440057852192015-01-15T09:18:00.001-08:002015-01-15T09:18:02.287-08:00Vintage Bride and Dreamcatchers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw this vintage photo of a bride to be on Pinterest (one of favourite places in cyberspace!), and had to paint her. I drew a loose outline of her in pencil first , then went in with diluted indian ink. I think I prefer drawing/ in indian ink and a brush, it's a lot more expressive than pencil. I then overlayed washes in acrylic paint and added opaque white for the highlights - because the indian ink is so dilute it accepts glazes of overlaying paint, and takes I quite well</div>
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I've also posted this image of the Dreamcatcher Necklace collection onto my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaBraundJewellery" target="_blank">FB jewellery page</a> </div>
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These pieces are inspired by the legendary Native American artefacts, I created a protective Dreamcatcher style amulet to be worn to bring peace and dispel bad dreams, like a good luck charm<br /><br /> They ar<span class="text_exposed_show">e traditionally circular hoops containing a woven web, and adorned in feathers, to hang above the bed of the person to be protected. The Dreamcatcher is meant to dispel nightmares, catching them in the web, only allowing beautiful thoughts and dreams to pass through<br /><br /> These necklaces are a woven myriad of golden and silver circles encircling a beautiful luminescent AAA quality faceted gemstone at the centre. You can find them <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SamBraundJewellery/search?search_query=dreamcatcher&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" target="_blank">here in my shop</a> :) I am going to periodically highlight different pieces and collections I have in the store, it's a lovely way to see the ideas behind the collections and I personally love seeing all the pieces sitting together on a page lol</span></div>
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<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-54671525815237354612015-01-13T08:27:00.004-08:002015-01-13T08:27:42.564-08:00Bird On A Branch Daily Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My shoulder is acting up today, which could mean I have been over doing all the studio play this week, since starting my Daily sketch project lol...I may have to rest it :(</div>
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Anyway, this is the latest , which started life as a sketch in biro, then shaded with indian ink. I then got invested and embellished it a bit lol...I do love this one though, I hope you do too. I was also directed to a website where you can turn your artwork into products like Tote bags and mugs etc, so I used this image to see what a cushion would look like and I love it lol (see below)</div>
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I sat in front of the movie "The Imitation Game" based on Alan Turing, while drawing this...I think I cried throughout most of it lol. I just wanted to protect and cherish this amazing person which I guess translated into creating this armoured heart. Sometime we could all do with a bit of armour to protect our hearts couldn't we?</div>
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I outlined the main heart shape in pencil and selected areas for the heart to show through the armour. Then I went about "doodling" the armour in biro, adding shading with pencil over the top. I used acrylics for the paint effects </div>
<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-41840628150626631252015-01-11T12:39:00.001-08:002015-01-12T06:30:36.649-08:00Mixed Media White Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another daily sketch entry - really not one of my favourites. I layered so many bits of paper ephemera from a pile of scraps I had in my stash, and added some Tim Holts tissue tape strips. I applied clear gesso, and found that when I used my dylusions inks, they kept smudging even after drying with a heat gun. I eventually worked out that the inks seemed to need a porous paper surface to bleed into to fix properly....so lesson learnt. I glazed the whole thing and used white gesso to colour the flower illustration. It turned out OK, but I still find that layering in collage does not come that naturally to me. Hopefully with practice I will improve :)</div>
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A crop from my latest collage made using stamped layers of tissue paper, and acrylic paints </div>
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Daily Sketch Project - More of an art journal entry than a quick sketch today. I have really gotten into using those beautiful papers you get in Prima paper pads and the like... and the sentiment seemed so apt for a gloomy, rainy grey day here in the UK :)</div>
<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-21266029484908611322015-01-09T08:06:00.002-08:002015-01-09T13:40:22.938-08:00The Jewellery Shop Has Been Reopened!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I do believe that I have virtually every colour in the rainbow represented in gemstones now!! I am such a colour fiend, must be those ancestral roots calling ( The Holi Festival in particular is something I would love to witness)</div>
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This is the second Steampunk Barnacled Seahorse in the series. I have felt very inspired by these two precious babies (lol) ...I think I will taking elements from these pieces and incorporating them into a metal clay piece. Anyway, the jewellery shop is reopening tomorrow, so this serves a sa gentle reminder :)Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-53516466217439518142015-01-07T12:29:00.001-08:002015-01-09T13:40:56.099-08:00Steampunk Seahorse Illustration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A doodle of a seahorse, embellished in my style with stylised barnacles and steampunk elements. This was not a 15 minute sketch by any means for my Daily Sketch project, but it is something I am thinking of doing for my future online arts shop</div>
<br />Samantha Braundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261696210914769990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287120609882703698.post-52787838927411118882015-01-06T15:52:00.001-08:002015-01-09T13:41:12.182-08:00Abstract Wintery Dried Leaves<img alt=" photo Driedleavesblog1_zps2377e2b5.jpg" border="0" src="http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/ninthw/Driedleavesblog1_zps2377e2b5.jpg" />
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I have come to love Winter over recent years. I am especially enthralled by the way frost affects the flora and fauna around the house. I find I take more photos of bare twigs and branches than I do of the flush green display of Summer. I was using my camera as kind of view finder and noted the abstract geometrical shapes formed by interwoven dried leaves and branches...this illustration is a quick study in acrylic inks to capture those gnarly jagged forms<br />
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Mixed Media Daily Sketch of a model wearing tribal make up...I liked the magazine spread and thought I'd do a grungy version :)</div>
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