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Hey, Copper!

antigenre wrote 5 hours ago: Hey, Copper!, originally uploaded by antigenre. I’m playing around with some new techniques a … more »

Tags: Jewelry, marketing, press & promotion, metalsmithing, Tools & Techniques, Jewellery, Jewelry Making, Techniques, treasury, Works in Progress

Use information available to you from the Board of Studies

Design and Technology wrote 2 days ago: Often D & T students ask me questions about their Design and Technology course which is readily … more »

Tags: 1, HSC Design and Tech Ebook, Folios, final design for MDP, HSC Students design and technology, Woodwork, vce results, vce 2008 results, Result

Jerwood Contemporary Makers

justinmarshall wrote 1 week ago: Drummond’s exhibits include 7 dish forms from his Star Tessellation series and a whisky cup with i … more »

Tags: Add new tag, jewood prize, CNC milling, Digital production

Design and Technology Competition-Do you have a unique Major Design Project?

Design and Technology wrote 3 weeks ago: If you think you have a unique Major Design Project, why not enter my competition to win a free copy … more »

Tags: 1, hsc, technology, MDP, Folios, Design and Technology, HSC Students, hsc results, Woodwork

Object Photography at the Marathon County Historical Society

wisconsinobject wrote 1 month ago: After my visit to Portage, I headed further north to Wausau, where I photographed collections at th … more »

Tags: furniture, Photography, Textiles, Travel

"Visigothic Art": San Pedro de la Nave

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Although the architectural structure was questionably reconstructed following a relocation, the carv … more »

Tags: Early Medieval Art Survey, Visigothic, San Pedro de la Nave, Sacrifice of Isaac, historiated capitals, daniel in the lions den, Apostles

"Visigothic Art": The Treasure of Guarrazar

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: From Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, the survey then turned to Spain and the Visigoths, beginning with th … more »

Tags: Early Medieval Art Survey, Cross, Guarrazar, Treasure, Crown, Visigothic, Cluny, Madrid, Julian of Toledo

Blossoming

onyxhardwaredesigns wrote 2 months ago: I recently bought a book of Art Nouveau patterns and I am obsessed. Here’s the first of what … more »

Tags: Designs, Jewelry, Necklace, Sterling, Silver, metal, One of a kind, Piercing, Lotus

New Bohemian Earrings2 comments

onyxhardwaredesigns wrote 2 months ago: I discovered recently that melting wires into tiny pendulums is obsessive fun. So after a few days … more »

Tags: Jewelry, Silver, glass, Earrings, Bohemian, Design, wire wrapping

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Tomb of Saint Cuthbert

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: At this point in the class, we turned to the monastery of Lindisfarne.  I had by this point already … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Early Medieval Art Survey, Wood Carving, Saint-Cuthbert, coffin of saint cuthbert, Lindisfarne, stonyhurst gospels, pectoral cross, cult of the saints

New Designs

onyxhardwaredesigns wrote 2 months ago: I’ve started a series of Daring Dagger Necklaces that have me all excited.  I think they are … more »

Tags: Designs, Jewelry, Industrial, Goth, Necklace, Silver, metal, Dagger, glass

Inscriptions: Monza Flasks 6 and 14

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: I have decided to include translations of inscriptions on this website, both those that I have foun … more »

Tags: Inscription, Ampullae, Flasks, Monza, Inscriptions, holy land, Pilgrimage, Souvenirs, Translations

Cupboard Love In Marrakech

marrakechxanthepat wrote 3 months ago:   To take away all of those storage stresses you may have, I have found a company called Atelier Kh … more »

Tags: designer, furniture, Morrocco,Marrakech Interiors, Interiors, Marrakech, modern, Morocco, Wood

Boba Fett Pez Dispenser1 comment

natebrown wrote 3 months ago: My only gripe… if you’re gonna make a metal pez dispenser of Boba Fett, it should be mad … more »

Tags: Darth Sci-Fius, Dr. Foto, Other People's Greatness, i can has, star wars, Pez, Boba Fett, brass, Casting

"The World of Gregory the Great", Part 2: Sutton Hoo

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: The Longobard material filled most of the class time, but I had intended to introduce Sutton Hoo, hi … more »

Tags: Early Medieval Art Survey, Sutton Hoo, British Museum, Digital Images

"The World of Gregory the Great", Part 1: Theodolinda and the Longobards

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: For as many much material as I have, I will offer some ideas on how to teach Early Medieval Art. … more »

Tags: Teaching Early Medieval Art, Early Medieval Art Survey, Theodolinda, Longobards, Gregory the Great, Ampullae, Flasks, Monza, treasury

Silver Sway

kittenspawn wrote 3 months ago: Single lengths of sterling silver wire, curved, rolled, hammered and buffed to form rough curves and … more »

Tags: Buy Paw & Claw Designs, Jewelry, earring, handmade, pawandclawdesigns, Earrings, WIRE, Sterling Silver, hammered

Milwaukee's Victorian Interiors

wisconsinobject wrote 4 months ago: Last week I returned to the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion in Milwaukee, where I worked with curat … more »

Tags: Travel, Photography, furniture

Building a trailer update 22 comments

Chris Gaskell wrote 4 months ago: Trailer is almost complete… Take a look by clicking here … more »

Tags: Building, canoeing, Fabrication, Welding