Looking Ahead?

http://www.alchimia.it/index.htm
Been looking at the above jewellery school in Florence, Italy.
They do a short course, between 2 weeks and 3 months long....on FOUND OBJECTS.
Amazing. Would be so cool.
I had a look though their galleries, and far out, it's so daunting. Looking at what these guys achieve and make in their FIRST year is incredible. But I have to remember, that my degree was only specialised for two years, and the courses these guys are doing are at a whole school DEDICATED to teaching jewellery!!! It must be so amazing. Being completely surrounded by jewellery, and ideas, and makers, and tools, and materials, and books, and everything!!!! All just jewellery.

Would be incredible. 2013 perhaps? Who knows....might look at getting in touch with them about it, and finding out some more information on the course :)

Would be an amazing place to start my travels! Then see the world, gathering inspiration and new experiences....itchy feet much? Never had them before! Never really thought much about travelling, but think I need to while I'm young, and have nothing holding me back here!!

2013 is also UWH world championships in South Africa....so could compete at the tournament, travel up through Africa to Italy, then do the rest of Europe after the course.

All I can hear is *ca-ching* right now....because that is one EXPENSIVE but AMAZING adventure/dream!

Looking back to the Master

Just refreshing my love for Hermann Junger and his amazing jewellery.
WANT his 'Found Treasures' book but it's nearly IMpossible to find, and will cost around $250NZD!!! WITHOUT postage, and not even a new copy!
But i want it sooooo baaaaddddd!!!!!!
So tempting.

Started researching this week and going to get into some drawing soon.
Feels good to be back on the 'motivated band-wagon'. Lets hope it lasts aye!!!

Lopdell House April 2012.....got a LOT to do for it...but it will be good.
Very good. And I'm excited :)

2012

So it's a new year, had a pretty miserable 'summer', as have most people on the North Island this year!
Been feeling seriously unmotivated to do anything jewellery-wise, which was NOT my plan! But hey, no point stressing about it. Got some ideas for this year, need to set myself up a good routine, but one that I will ACTUALLY stick to, that includes research, drawing, making, blogging...the lot really. Need to be a bit more active.

Had a 2am brainwave last night...of course, as always! Have a new idea to explore this year, think it will be quite fruitful and fun, and I get to play around with plastics and mold/cast making again...which I really enjoy!
So planning on getting into that soon.

Exhibition at Lopdell House in April, will be exciting. Need to start making for it though, always leaving it to last minute...only have 12 weeks, so need to start making. I have an idea in my head, which i always tend to do, but need to actually get making it. My usual dilemma.

Also would like to get my work into a shop...but need to actually MAKE some stuff to have in the shop, so think I will hold a market stall first...see what sells, then re-think....though.....what the market audience, and the audience of the shop I have in mind (a secret for now) are quite different...so testing it out at the market may not provide me with very accurate findings!!!!

So yeah....looking like a productive and busy 2012 jewellery-wise...and quite a stable year everywhere else...which will be amazing after two quite full-on, turbulent years...glad to be on the other side of those years!