Here’s a new fun metalsmithing tutorial I just posted. For this one I showed how to make a retro festoon sort of necklace featuring a couple of pretty Prasiolites. Check it out and subscribe to my channel for 350+ video tutorials on many different aspects of jewelry making.

https://youtu.be/rimUwtDpDUs?si=TQ_Xs6xCcApqMmwU

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A better photo of the Valentines Day raffle. We had a few people get entries today, but the weather was waaay too cold for any real commerce. Hopefully we'll warm up enough for Friday's Harlingen Art Night!

As a reminder: entries are a dollar each, and you can buy as many as you want! 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴! AND! If we have enough entries, I will 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 add on more items to raffle off! 😘

Let me know if you're interested!

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Outside at Serralves in Porto, a monumental kinetic sculpture, 'Horizontal' (1974), by Alexander Calder.

Inside, more delicate forms.

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Brilliant exhibition of Alexander Calder kinetic sculptures, wire works and paintings at Serralves in Porto.

Calder's work is shown together with some by his great friend Joan Miro.

I've never seen his wirework pieces before. How the viewers movement changes their form is... wonderfully cubist.

This one dates from 1929.

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https://www.serralves.pt/ciclo-serralves/miro-calder/

Despite feeling exhausted and floopy, I decided to take my first steps towards more advanced wire weaving.

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I've uploaded a bunch of new Watercolour Statement Earrings to my WhoozQueen #Etsy store. These are paper based #earrings, made in a process which takes several days, each one being handpainted with #watercolours. They're very light to wear, an easy all-day accessory with colour to boot.

Available to purchase in Australia only, through the link below:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1409617340/sage-green-and-lavender-blue-white-and?click_key=8b41a553b05fdb909b455ab4feb081935824ad0a%3A1409617340&click_sum=87ec6aa1&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

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