Week Twenty Five of My Weekly Creative Challenge

"Tag You're It" is Week Twenty Five of My Creative Challenge

Well I'm back on track and this week has three entries for all of you to take a look at. I love working on this line a lot. It is fun to come up with different images that can fit into this set limited space. I want the fretwork to be detailed but not to overtake the shape of the "tag" itself. I design these pieces in copper, brass and silver and the price range varies. This is truly a great outlet for me to create little sparks of beauty! I hope you enjoy them just as much as I enjoy making them.

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and don't eat too much turkey. It might make you sleepy and you won't feel like being artistic!

Take care and keep Creating!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

www.alnbcollections.blogspot.com

Week Twenty Four of My Weekly Creative Challenge

I'm "Entangled" in Week Twenty Four of My Weekly Creative Challenge

Well I thank everyone for letting me take a break to get ready for this past week's 3 Day Art Crawl in Webster Groves, MO. The show went Great and I was very pleased with al the feedback I received on my new pieces. Iworked on ten new pieces for the show and they all got a great response and some of then were purchased this past weekend. I also worn a couple of samples of new ideas I had in minded to develop for 2010 and those got great feedback as well.I'm always trying out new concepts and I'm very thankful to you all for helping me along the way with all of your comments and support.

Well here is one of those new pieces. This is "Entangled Blossoms in Rose" Again Thank You and have a

Great Week!

Take care and Keep Creating!

Allison B.

www.alnbcolletions.com

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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

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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