Archive for August, 2011
When I’m in my studio working…
• August 31, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, At the Bench, Beading, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Resin
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Beading, Bronze, Polymer Clay, Resin, sterling silver
One of life’s little frustrations is…
• August 28, 2011 • 6 CommentsPosted in An Aside, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: Barbara Briggs, beading patternshaavenM, Macbook Pro, PC
So many ideas…
• August 25, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
Tags: Barbara Briggs, bead caps, earrings, lucite flowers, Seed Beads
A collection of new works…
• August 22, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, At the Bench, Beads and Materials, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Brio Gallery, bronze metal clay, Galena IL, mixed metals, Silver
I’m back in my studio…
• August 19, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, At the Bench, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Brio Gallery, Galena, IL, workbench
Beaded pods beads…
• August 16, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Seed Beads
Tags: Barbara Briggs, beaded bead, crimp beads, Czech seed beads, Etsy, metal clay, mixed media, Polymer Clay, Potpourri bracelet, Seed Beads, stringing, Swarovski, Toho seed beads
These are prototype components I’ve made for a new design…
• August 13, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay
Tags: bronze metal clay, designer jewelry kits, mixed media, patterns, Polymer Clay, wirework
With metal clay…
• August 10, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Components, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Bronzclay, FASTfire BronzClay, front loading kiln, pendants, shrinkage rate, silver metal clay, sintering
Packing lightly…
• August 7, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in An Aside, Beads and Materials, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Fireline, plastic bobbin, portable beading tin
A compendium of beautiful works done in metal clay…
• August 4, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in An Aside, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: Barbara Briggs, catalog, CERF+, New Directions: Powder Metallurgy (Metal Clay) in a Sheet Metal World, World Metal Clay Conference
Barbara Briggs Designs 