Bronze Ring class

Another ring class coming up on Saturday, Nov. 24th, this time in Decatur, IL, at The Bead Shop, 2885 N Oakland Ave.   At this point, there may be an opening, but please contact Diane at the shop, (217) 791-5169.    It is surprisingly simple to make rings with the Bronzclay, plus it's very cool to use a material that allows the imagination run wild with the design, at a low cost!

Our next local class is December 8th at the Off the Wall Gallery, 318 N. Main, Bloomington, IL.  There are 3 students thus far, with a limit of 6.  Contact me, artjools@frontier.com if you are interested. This will be an "ordinary" class, which means whatever you want! 

The owner of the shop, Mary Lynn, suffered a broken ankle recently.  The shop is being attended to by her friends and family.  We are hoping she is feeling better and will have a quick recovery...

December 1st is our jewelry Trunk Show at the Garlic Press in Uptown Normal.  I do have some work available for sale in the store at this time also.

I should mention I have 3 paintings in the Holiday Treasures Art Sale at the McLean County Art Center, downtown Bloomington.  This year I opted out of taking jewelry there, as one piece was lost, and I have never been paid. (?-long story)

Lastly, we entered one of Steve's sculptures, an Alien Spaceship, in a contest sponsored by a national magazine, Metal Clay Today.  This is being judged now, so maybe we'll have good (or bad!) news soon.

Hope For the Holidays, Component Class, and The Garlic Press!

We'll be setting up for the Hope Christmas show in Springfield, IL, this weekend.  The Hope Presbyterian Church does a great job hosting this small show and treats the artists with outstanding care.  The church is just one block east of White Oaks Mall at 2211 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL.  They will be raffling baskets filled with unique items from the artists to support the church's International Mission Fund, plus speciality baskets in honor of Jan Hedburg to support the APL of Springfield.

On November 10th, another Bronzclay class is scheduled at the Off the Wall Gallery, 318 N.Main St. Bloomington, IL.  This class is specifically about making components needed for jewelry making, such as links, beads, hollow beads, clasps, dangles, etc.  Above is a photo of an older pendant using links and dangles.  One always needs a little something extra to add to the design and make it "pop"! 

Last week I took in a bunch of new pieces to The Garlic Press in uptown Normal.  Sarah now has many in her store in the jewelry case, such as the silver necklace shown below:

But best of all, I will be having a "Trunk Show" there at The Garlic Press on December 1st, 11am to 3 pm.  A great time for last minute Christmas shopping!