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| She's almost done....tomorrow I'll finish her wings made of French journal pages..... |
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| Iron base with embellishments.... |
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| Bottom of gown...... |
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| She's almost done....tomorrow I'll finish her wings made of French journal pages..... |
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| Iron base with embellishments.... |
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| Bottom of gown...... |
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| I was asked to create an autumn angel for Fire Mountain Gems, for use in one of their ads..... |
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| I buy a lot of my beads and embellishments from them and this time picked out wonderful pieces in greens and bronze and purples..... |
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| plus using some antique tarnished gold laces..... |
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| It's fun to watch her take flight.... |
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| My Sea Goddess Kapo ula kina 'u |
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| Mana orb created from a coconut shell, with tempered glass and abalone shards, Mana is the Hawaiian term for power. |
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| Mana Orb |
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| Mana pod made from the pod of the cacao tree ( chocolate ) |
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| A small sea turtle |
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| Mana Orb |
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| Small mana pod made using a cacao pod |
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| Mana Pod...tempered glass within a coconut tree pod |
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| Mana Orb |
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| Mana Pod |
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| Mana Pod |
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| When I am inspired and working on a piece it feels like I am being moved by an energy that I can't stop.....I work fast....like I'm on a river that is rushing and carrying me forward. |
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| It's a great feeling....but I'm kind of "spent" at the end of the day...... |
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| I'm trying to create this Hawaiian Goddess of the Ocean to be of, or within, a wave.....a wave created with abalone shards, shells and mirrored glass tiles... |
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| This is the base of the wave.... |
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| Her Haku is made of coral pieces and tiny bead work. |
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| One of the things that I love so much about being here in Hawaii is that I'm in the studio all day long....everyday. Here are two new art dolls I've sculpted. Firemountain Gems has asked me to create a piece for them to use in an ad so the larger head will be for them.....and the other darker head is going to be a Hawaiian Goddess of the sea... |
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| I'm going to be putting my work in a new gallery at the Outrigger Hotel in Waikiki. It's called the Kuloko Gallery. I am making lots of sea and mana pods with tempered glass for them. |
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| I'm also going to make the Hawaiian Goddess of the ocean. Here she is ready for the next step.....that's going to be a wave behind her.... |
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| I'm also working on a Hawaiian angel.....I can't wait for tomorrow so I can head back to creating! |
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| This is exciting! :) I've just opened my own Etsy shoppe and placed my angels as my first offering. I have made three angels so far and they are being sold individually. |
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| Here is the link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/93019655/one-hand-sculpted-angel-costumed-with |
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| Please do go and have a look.... :) |
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| Off to make more.....I want them hanging all around my art table, to shower me with inspiration. :) |
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| The fabric used for the dress is an antique veil of netting and handmade lace. So beautiful. It has been touched with gold paint to add more texture. |
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| From their fingers hangs a long gold thread with 3 tiny silver bells.... |
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| Swarovski rhinestones are placed along the edge of each wing and on the tip of each hand.... |
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| The wings are made with handwritten French journal pages from 1882....stiffened with a sealer. |
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| Now to try and figure out how to open my Etsy shoppe. |
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| I'm loving the creating of these angels.....it's so fun to figure out the balance...... |
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| and to add layers of texture ...paint....and clays.... |
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| I'm going through all my antique laces and nettings and trim and using bits and pieces of these amazing bits of history....all with stories intertwined between the hand wrought stitches...... |