Nature's Answer to Week Twenty Three of My Weekly Creative Challenge !

Nature's Answer to Week Twenty Three of My Weekly Creative Challenge !

Working on new pieces is always fun. I wanted to get back to basics and I choose to go back to my love of nature. This piece was fun because of of the little wire wrapped pieces (Woooooooooo). Many of my drawings that I have worked on lately are definitely "Nature Inspired." I think that I'm skipping the winter season and throwing my thoughts towards "Spring". I love incorporating flowers and leaves into swirls of Copper and Silver. Well anyway here is my latest work" Entangled Leaves" Enjoy and keep creating!

Take care !

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

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Week Twenty Two of My Weekly Creative Challenge

Week Twenty Two makes me feel

"All Dreamy"

Well Week Twenty Two is the beginning of staying on course with the create process that will spark 2010. I have been working on a series of drawing that will launch my creative process for 2010. Sometimes you have to get back to basics and drawing out my pieces is how I began to focus on designing. Around a week ago I saw one of my teachers from Maryville University. Her name is Leslie and she was my Ceramics teacher. I loved her class and the one thing she pointed out to me was the importance of drawing out my concepts first. She really enjoyed my sketch books . So I went home and pulled out a couple of those books and took a stroll down memory lane. I realized how much I missed working in clay and how much I missed sketching out all my designs. It was fun looking at how I came up with the pieces I did back then. So I decided to do a series of 24 sketches of necklace and pendant designs to work from for the rest of the year. It will be fun to see how the pieces develop from the drawing stage to the final pieces. This is the first of this series. It's my "Deep Purple Dream" (Yes I did like" Donny and Marie" as a child). Well, anyway Enjoy!

Take care and keep Creating!!!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

www.alnbcollections.blogspot.com

Oh La La! Week Twenty One of My Weekly Creative Challenge

Twenty One Weeks!

I feel "Creative and All Grown Up!"

Week Twenty One has me realizing that I have I still have a lot of work to create before the year is out. I cant wait to take a tally of how many pieces I worked on since I started this challenge earlier this year.

On Thursday of this week I will be participating in my first Open House. One of my coworkers is having an open house at her home and I and 3 other artist will be joining her in this fun venue. This will be a great change from all the set up and craziness on setting up a tent, displays, and selling in an outside setting. It will be a "Wine and Cheese" affair. OOOOOhhh La La! I'm really looking forward to this event. and here are just a couple of the pieces I will be showing. Well I have to get back to work now. So wish me luck and keep creating!

Take Care!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

Week Twenty ! Finally of My Weekly Creative Challenge!!!!!

Week Twenty! Finally

I made it to Week Twenty!!!

Well I know I have fell off the edge of the world these past weeks. I have been working on new pieces and I participated in 3 shows these past 2 weekends. This is the reason I fell of the blogging map for the past 3 weeks. I have to say they have been a GREAT and productive three weeks and I feel Truly Blessed. The first show was the Mosaics Art Festival in St. Charles Missouri and it was Great ! It was my first outside art show. I had a lot of planning to do to get ready for these 3 show and some how it all worked out. The next week I had to set up for the Green Home festival Craft Fair in St. Louis on Saturday and "Art in the Park" in Francis Park on Sunday. All of them was definitely a learning experience and I feel blessed to have learned so much. The next show I'm getting ready for is a "Open House" with 4 other artist in Oakville, MO and then gallery crawl in Webster Groves, MO in November. I will let you know all about all these events in the upcoming weeks.

I'm Back to Blogging !!!

Take Care and Keep Creating!!!!!!!

Allison B.

Week Nineteen Smells Like a "Rose"

Week Nineteen Smells Like a "Rose"

Well I'm back from Detroit and it's time to get back to designing. I have to admit I had a bit of a bus man holiday because while there, of course, I worked on a couple of pieces. This bracelet was one of my favorite so I thought I would feature it for this Week's Challenge. I really liked the color combination of pink / pale rose and copper. I already have 2 orders for this one. It feels like a vintage piece with a little" blush" of color. Well I now introduce to you all "Victorian Rose".

Have a Great Week and Keep Creating!

Take Care

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

Week Eighteen!

So Much to Do......

So Little Time!!!

I have come to the realization that TIME moves far faster than I can. I can't believe that we are almost half way done with August already. I had to take a little break after the Big A$$ Indie Art and Craft Show. It was great and a whole lot of fun! The next shows coming up are the "St. Charles Mosaics Festival of the Arts", St. Louis Hills"Art in the Park", Green Craft Art Fair, and The Lady Bug Beads "Bead art Fair". The planning for these shows are intense but rewarding!

I thought I would start off slow and I created this little piece of fun. I love jewelry with an Asian feel and this one gave me a chance to wire wrap and string all in one piece. This piece throws me back into the FUN and I look forward to next week's design. I will be heading to Detroit so I might post my blog on Saturday. Well Enjoy and Keep Creating.

Take Care!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

Week Seventeen! The Beginning of the "Fall Show" Series 2009

Week Seventeen!......

Wow the Beginning of the "Fall Show" Series.

Well, the notifications are coming in and I feel very excited about this 2009 Fall - Winter show schedule. As all the information comes in, I began to think to myself "Wow, now I have to create work to sell at all of these events. I must say it's a little crazy but it's a challenge I'm will to take. This week I'm previewing some of the bracelets that will be for sale at the Big A$$ Indie Art and Craft Show at Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis,MO. The opening night is next Friday and I will be working that night to greet the guests and show them all the beautiful jewelry showcased at the event. In September I have 3 shows so far to get ready for (maybe 4). Wish me luck. I will show all of you my progress in the weeks to come.

Take Care and Keep Being Creative!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com