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trying to make crystals in origami

Posted on May 18, 2011 by albatz

May 16 (one-a-day project). While looking through my old sketchbooks I found this sketch of unrealized art that I had totally forgotten about. It was of a crystalized rock and featured origami crystals of folded rag paper, speared with wire, and … Continue reading →

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creating an artwork inspired by fossil hunting

Posted on May 16, 2011 by albatz

One of the artists at the Emily Carr Grad Show had work featuring layers of torn/cut paper and this twigged me to some old work of mine that was inspired by the experience of hunting for fossils. I spent quite a … Continue reading →

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stone study

Posted on May 10, 2011 by albatz

May 10th – studies of rocks (one-a-day project). I tried to take some photos of beach stones, but my first attempt, against a backdrop of mossy bricks, looked awful. Back to the drawing board, literally, where I reworked an old … Continue reading →

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‘shell game’ necklace and earrings

Posted on May 10, 2011 by albatz

May 9th – part of my one-a-day projects Picked up these marvelous shells on a beach in Costa Rica. My first thought was to pick the two closest in size to each other, and link them with brass to make earrings, and … Continue reading →

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trying to jumpstart my creativity…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by albatz

April 30th, 2011 – the beginning of a new creative me! I have signed up for a multimedia painting class at Emily Carr, starting June 6th, as a way to get started painting again after my life has been hijacked … Continue reading →

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