Almost ready to take flight....

She's almost done....tomorrow I'll finish her wings made of French journal pages.....

Iron base with embellishments....

Bottom of gown......

Working on an angel....

I was asked to create an autumn angel for Fire Mountain Gems, for use in one of their ads.....

I buy a lot of my beads and embellishments from them and this time picked out wonderful pieces in greens and bronze and purples.....

plus using some antique tarnished gold laces.....

It's fun to watch her take flight....

Off to the gallery

My Sea Goddess Kapo ula kina 'u

Mana orb created from a coconut shell, with tempered glass and abalone shards, Mana is the Hawaiian term for power.

Mana Orb

Mana pod made from the pod of the cacao tree ( chocolate )

A small sea turtle

Mana Orb

Small mana pod made using a cacao pod

Mana Pod...tempered glass within a coconut tree pod

Mana Orb

Mana Pod

Mana Pod

abalone shards, mirrored tiles and the flow of energy....

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.

It's a great feeling....but I'm kind of "spent" at the end of the day......

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...

This is the base of the wave....

Her Haku is made of coral pieces and tiny bead work.

busy day in the studio....

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...

 

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. 

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....

 I'm also working on a Hawaiian angel.....I can't wait for tomorrow so I can head back to creating!

It's done! I've Opened My Etsy Shoppe!

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.

Here is the link:   http://www.etsy.com/listing/93019655/one-hand-sculpted-angel-costumed-with

Please do go and have a look....  :)

Off to make more.....I want them hanging all around my art table, to shower me with inspiration. :)

Angels among us......

I've finished two angels.  I took lots of pictures as they twirled in the currents of air......trying to capture their energy.... but of course, that was impossible.  It is the essence that I love, and I can't seem to translate that into a picture.

They are quite "encrusted".....by that I mean that there are lots of layers of texture.  The body is sculpted out of apoxie clay then painted white.  I applied pieces of a antique wedding veil over the arms and legs, randomly, and over the face to add a certain mystery or other worldliness.  Over that a layer of crackle glaze so when I applied the antiquing, there appears tiny cracks and more texture. Over that....splashes of gold paint.

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.

From their fingers hangs a long gold thread with 3 tiny silver bells....

Swarovski rhinestones are placed along the edge of each wing and on the tip of each hand....

The wings are made with handwritten French journal pages from 1882....stiffened with a sealer.

Now to try and figure out how to open my Etsy shoppe. 

Angels for Etsy....?

I'm loving the creating of these angels.....it's so fun to figure out the balance......

and to add layers of texture ...paint....and clays....

The wings are made from handwritten French journal pages from 1882....imagine!!   I like to use original letters instead of photocopying them cause I think the original brings an incredible energy to the piece.

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......

I can't wait to work on them some more tomorrow......and I'm thinking.......maybe I'll open a shop on Etsy and place there for sale.........I've never done that.....could use any advice anyone has to share.  Etsy or Ebay??  Kind of scary to put one's work out in the world......even though I've been creating for over 30 years.  So silly..... :)  Place your name in the comment section or email if you wish to be on a list to be notified when I open my little shop.