"Arugula & Fennel Salad"

Polymer Clay, Resin, Thread

I drew color inspiration for this necklace from the photo below.Vibrant & pure, these natural colors deserve the attempt to duplicate.  

Photo Courtesy of: Anja's Food 4 Thought Blog

"Basil Stuffed Olives"

"Basil Stuffed Olives"

Inspiration for Necklace

I am fascinated with natural organic shapes that appear to be uniform & consistent. But with further observation, what a great surprise to find slight variances that are spectacular. Such has been captured by Dami with this photo 7 November--Sea of Olives, which served as my source of inspiration for the "Basil Stuffed Olives" necklace. An appealing composition with a bed of olives. United in form, yet each one seems to have its own voice. I wanted to mimic the feel that uniformity can also be different.

Color Inspiration

Color Inspiration

This beautiful collection of Kale leaves grabbed my attention & wouldn't let go. The striking array of lush greens could keep me going for a while. Vibrant, pure, & natural. From moss to verde, I couldn't ask for a more inpsiring palette. Earth tones are difinatley my comfort zone. I settled right in & tried to use a few of the color grabs from these photos found on Natalie's Killer Cuisine blog, much thanks to Natalie for capturing such beauty.

Tomato & Basil Angel Hair Pasta

Inspiration Photo

My Take:

“Tomato & Basil Angel Hair Pasta”

This one was fun. I love to make double sided pendants, two different options are appealing to me. I had a great photo to work from: Uni Pasta. First of all, the pasta coloring is truly inspiring, so alive & vibrant. While I was not able to reproduce the exact hue, I settled on two colors that work well with the pendant base. The pasta falls in such an organic way, I thought it would be fun to duplicate. My “pasta” placement is deliberate but hopefully not too contrived. I went crazy with the thread inlay on this one. I think there are 5 layers inside. With the domed pieces, I had a lot of space to work with. I look forward to carrying several design techniques from this pendant into future pieces. Without a doubt, this necklace could be a fun addition to your summer collection.

Inspiration Board

Inspiration Board

Oh, I was so glad to find this photo! My creative juices immediately began to flow. I have been in such a slump over the past couple of weeks. There have been several pieces lately that have met their downfall during the final phases of construction. My pieces take so long & there are so many stages that I feel a great sadness not to see them all come out alive. One or two I understand, but this month I've had several causalities. Am I losing it? Well, its time to turn the beat around. And thanks to nicknamemiket this will surely do the trick. Love this inspiration board. The month is almost up & I need to make one more piece. Lets get started.

Bottom Photo: "Uni Pasta"

Weekend Inspiration Board

Weekend Inspiration Board

Center Photo: Apple Pie

Blog: Novel Eats, Simply Vegan

Raspberry Macaron, Lemon Sorbet

Inspiration Board Results

I was attracted to the composition & delicate architecture

presented in this beautiful photo Raspberry Macaron, Lemon Sorbet

My goal was to carry the dessert configuration into jewelry design. The first several sketches were a literal translation with two domed pieces connected by a bridge of circles, which were to be polymer clay balls. But as I've learned over the years not all ideas manifest into reality. This being one of them. After many attempts, I was not able to carry out the design. The result would be amazing, so I do hope to revisit this construction.

I continued to sketch & scratch my brain... and the result -

In the dessert photo, I love the crevices where light & dark meet unexpectedly. I drew my color palette from such areas. Cherry red meets dusty black. I am pleased with the result & excited about the possibilities that will be born from the concept of marrying bead weaving into polymer clay.

This pendant will be made into a necklace & added to my Etsy shop. Look soon :)

Weekend Inspiration Board

Weekend Inspiration Board

Center photo: Raspberry Macaron, Lemon Sorbet