tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206913752024-02-20T00:53:58.327-05:00MaryHardingJewelry Bead BlogMaryhardingjewelry bead blog is about making ceramic beads and other jewelry components out of clay and sometimes about how to use them in jewelry.Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-26677168206125850192019-12-28T06:20:00.000-05:002019-12-29T16:56:33.913-05:00Holiday Creations Art Elements Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About the time I learned the theme for this month's Art Elements blog hop: Holiday Creations, I was planning to make a set of kitty cat themed ornaments for a tree for our aging cat. We have a new glassed in front porch and thought it would be a perfect way to decorate it for the Holidays. And for ceramic ornaments, it would be safe from the elements.<br />
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For the last few years we have been having an outdoor tree instead on one inside. We have it out on the deck and decorate it with brightly colored netted bird treats. It is so fun watching the birds flutter around the tree and peck at these "home baked" goodies of birdseed and peanut butter. So this year we have 2 Christmas trees.<br />
For our kitty cat tree, I used cat shaped cutters to cut out the decorations.<br />
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They seemed quite large at first but my clay shrinks about 11 % so they looked much better once they were bisque fired.<br />
I used two methods to bring my cat decorations to life. For some I silk screened on cat drawings (Mayco silkscreens) bisqued them and then added color<br />
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and for others I did some drawing into the clay. They dried really quickly so by the time I got to them to scratch in some lines, the incisions were not very deep. To improve them I used a black underglaze and then wiped it off, bisque fired them<br />
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and then hand painted on glazes and fired those to cone 5 ( above 2100 degrees F)<br />
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My kitty cat Christmas Tree<br />
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Our cat who inspired me<br />
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Thank you for joining me on this Art Elements blog hop today. I had such fun making these ornaments and decorating the tree. We enjoy it each time we step onto our porch.</div>
The list of blog hop participants is below. I hope you will visit all of them and enjoy their Holiday Creations.<br />
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This is my first time participating in an <a href="https://www.artelements.net/">Art Elements Blog Hop</a>. I was intrigued by the theme of foliage since that has been my theme for most of the years I have been making ceramic beads. I usually make a mold from plants and use it as the basis for pendants, toggle clasps and cabochons. I always hand paint on the colored glazes and almost never use underglazes. The photo above is a sample of pendants in my usual way of making.</div>
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For some time I have been thinking about other ways of making leaves and flowers. I have a collection of dried leaves that have fallen off a rubber plant I have in the house. I love their graceful flow and lyrical lines and form. <br />
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My dried dead leaves collection</div>
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I decided I wanted to hand build my leaves and flowers. These leaves (pictured above) and some Victorian botanical drawings were my inspiration. I limited my tools to using an orange wood cuticle stick for makings the markings on the leaves. My clay body was a white stoneware clay which I fire to cone 5 (a bit above 2100 degrees F.) I began small but as time went on my leaves got bigger and bigger.<br />
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Hand built ceramic leaves still wet.<br />
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A larger hand built leaf</div>
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Bisque ware leaf fired one time</div>
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Some hand built flowers in the foreground fired once</div>
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When it came to glazing what I made I was a bit stymied at first. I decided to try some underglazes which I don't usually like because they are so stiff. But I wanted all those markings to show up through the other glazes I used. So I tried out a black and a blue. I was not unhappy with the result.<br />
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A hand built flower surrounded by wild cone flower textured beads. The black underglaze came through nicely I think.</div>
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a large hollow bead surrounded by 2 cabochons Wild Grass texture Again I used the black underglaze -2 coats- and then wiped it off and added colored glazes to the wiped off areas.</div>
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Here is a collection of the leaves and 1 hand built flower glazed<br />
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And another view of the leaves.</div>
What am I going to do with all of these creations? I plan to use them in some of my free form peyote stitch jewelry. And some I have placed in my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy shop.</a><br />
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This has been a great experience for me to be in this blog hop.<br />
Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will visit all the other participants in this blog hop listed below.<br />
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Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488533058129599865noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-68375633126505356292019-04-03T06:43:00.000-04:002019-04-03T06:43:23.630-04:00#the100DayProject<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have decided to enter the #The100DayProject this year and it begins today April 2, 2019<br />
My reason for doing this is I know that visiting my muse daily will bring surprise, frustration, joy, and new ideas for creating. The last one is what I am hoping for. I am nervous because it is a big commitment. I am excited because already I am feeling inspired.<br />
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Handmade ceramic cabochon by Mary Harding<br />
Above is a picture of where I will be beginning . My project is 100 days of free form peyote stitch stitching. I have backed this cabochon and done a blanket stitch around the edge of size 8 seed beads. This edging is how the cab will be attached to the necklace I will be making.<br />
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Day 1 of 100 days of free form peyote stitching for #the100DayProject<br />
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You can see that I began stitching on the upper third of the side of the pendant to begin turning this piece into a necklace. You can follow my progress here or on Instagram where all of the #100dayprojects are posted. My name on Instagram is #harding_mary.<br />
<br />Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488533058129599865noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-33812862611089691302019-01-21T10:05:00.001-05:002019-01-21T16:28:50.508-05:00Making Beads Doing the TwistNot too long ago I came across a package of beads deeply hidden in my stash. I had purchased them at least 10 years ago in Freeport, Maine at The Beadin' Path, a wonderful bead store that is no longer in business.<br />
There was a strand of beads that I really love nestled in among that long ago purchase.<br />
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I thought I would try to make a set out of ceramic clay. The tag gives a small clue on how they might be made. ( see text under photo above)</div>
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I tried rolling out some round beads and twisting them but that didn't work. Then I got the idea that if they were first made into a 3-d disk bead that maybe that might work. That seemed to be the answer but the twist was more complicated that I had thought. I put my fingers on the glass Czech bead to get an idea of how to I would have to twist them. It was quite awkward as the fingers on each hand would have to go in the opposite direction. I persevered and the first set of beads I made is in the picture below.<br />
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Since I did not take into account that my clay shrinks 12% during the drying and firing process, mine are rather smaller than the original strand but I am happy to use them in some of my freeform peyote stitch work. I have a bracelet I am working on that they would go well with.</div>
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I also made some in blue and white to see how they would look. </div>
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But the first set of beads-- I am just crazy about the color and have been trying it on other pieces as well.</div>
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I was quite happy with how the above pendant came out and surprised how the colors had morphed during the glaze firing.</div>
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So I tried it again on a larger piece and was more than happy with the result</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Statement size pendant by Mary Harding a variation on the one above</span></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">For me what works when I am creating is to follow my passion on however circuitous a route it takes me. In the end it will bring me directly to my heart and soul.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Thank you for stopping by and reading my post.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Mary</span><br />
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Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488533058129599865noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-18184709937506601252019-01-10T10:14:00.000-05:002019-01-21T16:35:47.226-05:00The Darkest Blues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My most recent work is creating dark blue stoneware ceramic pendants. Not so easy as it is a mix of glazes to get the right color. I love how these came out and I like to call them "The Darkest Blue." Will I be able to replicate them in future pieces? I am not sure. I did make note of what I did in my "Clay Notes"journal. Today I plan to go to my studio which is about 500 feet of 6 inches snow away from our warm and cozy house which is in the middle of a snow storm. I think the snow is supposed to stop in about 5 hours and will probably taper off sooner than that. I am determined.</div>
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Thistle Pendant made from speckled stoneware ceramic clay. It was by chance that I used this speckled clay to make some pendants and toggle clasps with. In fact I did not even really know that it was speckled. When I opened the kiln and got these pieces out I thought that they looked darker than usual. When I looked more closely I saw the dark specks. At first I was not sure if I liked them. That kind of uncertainty when one first opens the kiln is not unusual. It takes some good daylight and time to fully see what you have since expectations truly do color your vision at first. I was not expecting the speckles so what I was seeing was these pieces as they should have been and was a bit disappointed. A few hours later I had changed my mind. I could see how wonderfully the dark specks were interacting with the other colors in the pendants. I decided they were great--they reminded me of raku work that has had sawdust thrown on it. So I listed all of these in my<a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/"> Etsy shop.</a> It a couple of days they were all SOLD except for the Wild Grass Pendants.</div>
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<br />Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488533058129599865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-31557010473127628352017-06-11T10:26:00.002-04:002017-06-11T10:28:21.647-04:00New Stoneware beads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mid Range Buff ceramic clay and colored glazes by Mary Harding Jewelry<br />
I have been experimenting lately with using colored glazes on a buff stoneware clay that has also been stained with iron oxide. I have wiped back the stain to some extent and then applied the colored glazes selectively. I wanted these kinds of beads for some free form peyote stitch necklaces I have been making. I was pleasantly surprised that the colors would be as bright and clear as they are, over this dark background. I am very encouraged by the results.<br />
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Some "gesture" beads from mid range buff clay and colored glazes</div>
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I also tried this approach on some "gesture" beads, ( see pictures above) as I call them, as they are made with one tool and spontaneous movements, once the rounded bead is formed. I have a necklace in process with some of these kinds of beads. See below.</div>
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Peyote Stitch Necklace in progress with new buff stoneware clay beads</div>
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It is a beautiful summer day here where I live so I'm off to be outside for awhile. Thanks so much for stopping by.<br />
MaryMary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-36810400612271701932017-04-29T06:49:00.000-04:002017-04-29T06:49:50.132-04:00Spring is Inspiring Me<br />
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Ceramic Flowers in Porcelain and Stoneware by Mary Harding<br />
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It is 5:50 AM and it is already fully light outside, the temperature is almost 50 degrees and the grass in our pastures is so green it looks fake. The willows down at the river are breaking out into a lovely light green, the birds are signing and the frogs are playing their banjos, slowly, deeply and woeing me into a state of Spring Fever.<br />
I have been in my studio quite a bit lately and often without the heat turned on. I though I would share some new pieces with you created with the freedom that comes when the air warms up and the stress of cold and ice is no longer a concern. I have probably also been especially inspired this Spring because I missed out on this time of year studio time last April, May and for even long due to my ankle injury. It just feels so good to be free to walk around on soft unfrozen soil and breathe in the warm fragrant air. I am so grateful to be here.<br />
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Stoneware Clover Pendant by Mary Harding</div>
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Stoneware Pendant of Small Daisies by Mary Harding</div>
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Stoneware Daisy Head Pendant by Mary Harding</div>
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Small Thistle Pendant Stoneware by Mary Harding</div>
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Golden Flowers Leaf Pendant Stoneware by Mary Harding</div>
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Stoneware Lavender and Green Wild Flower Leaf Pendant by Mary Harding</div>
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Stoneware Flower and Hollow Bead by Mary Harding</div>
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I made most of these pieces for the Artisans Create Together Trunk Show this last week. I want to thank all of you for you enthusiasm, kind and inspiring feedback and purchases. It was a wonderful event made possible by Janice Everett and her Co Admins Lesley Watt and Karen Vincent. <br />
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I hope that wherever you are you are having a great Spring or maybe it is a great Fall, thinking of friends in Australia and that part of the world.<br />
Thanks for stopping by.<br />
Mary<br />
<br />Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-18240923025667534152017-04-02T09:16:00.000-04:002017-04-02T11:39:00.429-04:00Inspired By Reading Book Club: Where Did You Go Bernadette?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where Did You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple Close up of its book cover<br />
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Just a few days ago, the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/inspiredbyreading/"> Inspired By Reading Book Club had its 4th Birthday.</a> I have enjoyed being a member since day one but have to admit that I have not participated much in the last year. I wanted to post for the March selection, partly because it was my choice for one of the books this year, and also because I just loved reading this book and was inspired. My inspiration came primarily from the part of the book that had to do with Antarctica. It was my favorite part and the landscape I knew least about. It seemed so surreal and so very QUIET. During this time I had come across a ceramic blue glaze that I thought was the perfect color for Antarctic ice in sunshine.<br />
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. I checked out some pictures and there it was that ice cold beautiful blue in the water around this iceberg.<br />
I made the beads out of porcelain ceramic clay. <br />
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Iceberg blue ceramic beads by Mary Harding<br />
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The story of the rest of the inspiration for this necklace is rather long but I will keep it short. My fellow team mate at<a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/"> Art Bead Scene</a>, Michelle McCarthy of <a href="http://www.potterybeads.com/"> Firefly Design Studio </a>came up with a challenge last month based on a necklace designed by<a href="https://loreleieurto.myshopify.com/"> Lorelei Eurto</a> in the book she co-authored with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Erin-Siegel/e/B007AW74IM">Erin Siegel</a>: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bohemian-Inspired-Jewelry-Designs-Leather-Ribbon/dp/1596684984/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491138436&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=bohemian+insp9ired+jewelry">Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry. </a>You can see that post<a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2017/02/bohemian-inspired-jewelry-book-project.html"> HERE. </a>I was intrigued and purchased some ultra white peanut beads and some white O rings. Then the light went off: I could use them with these blue beads and create a cold antarctic atmosphere. I more or less did that. I changed up Lorelei's design by making some handmade chain with soldered links that looked ice like as well. When I put it all together, I folded the necklace in half to intensify the juxtaposition of the icy elements and here is what I got.<br />
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In case you noticed the two toggle clasps, that could be an error or it could be a nod to the zaniness of Bernadette, the main character in the story!!<br />
Where Did you Go Bernadette is a fun and heart warming read. I hope you will try it out. You can check out the other creations this month in the Inspired By Reading Book Club Facebook page<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/inspiredbyreading/"> HERE</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much for stopping by.<br />
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This set of connector and feather is made from porcelain ceramic clay. I love the creamy translucence of this clay body.( no underglaze on these.)<br />
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An up close picture of the connector bead in this set. It is like looking through a glass bottom boat--one of my peak memories of childhood in California. There seem to be some of these memories that I am always seeking to reproduce in my jewelry components. <br />
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Set is also made from porcelain clay. I like this color combo. These sets are not yet ready for parting from me. But I will attempt to make more soon.<br />
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A porcelain leaf that is handbuilt by me. Also sold fast but more coming after next week.</div>
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Another porcelain leaf in steamy fall colors. Still available in my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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Stoneware Toggle Clasp in Green and Rose in my<a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/"> Etsy Shop</a> as of today.<br />
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Stoneware multi color toggle clasp. Love the way the colors floated and mixed together. Sold<br />
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Another stoneware multicolor toggle clasp just listed this morning in my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy Shop</a>.<br />
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1850's Barnwood in Stoneware. Stained. A really woody texture. In my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> now.<br />
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I will be preparing for participating in this cool event at the Remington Museum this week so I won't be posting mush on the net. Wish you could visit me at this show.<br />
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Thanks so much for stopping by here today.<br />
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I am so excited about this month's inspiration painting on the<a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-monthly-challenge.html"> Art Bead Scene blog</a> that I made this flock of daisy flowers seen below. They are gesture images that express the fresh air and sunshine of summer. Currently I have two of these for sale at<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtisansCreateTogether/1344889315567117/?notif_t=like&notif_id=1485349687109202"> Artisans Create Together Alumni Trunk Show</a> (update sold) and one on my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy Shop </a>(still available).</div>
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Wild Daisies Inspired by Egon Schiele's Painting<br />
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Wild Daisy by Mary Harding<br />
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Wild Daisy by Mary Harding<br />
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And sort of in the same vein I made a few more porcelain leaves:<br />
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Porcelain Leaves by Mary Harding<br />
These colorful leaves are hand built by me out of porcelain clay. Each one is a unique piece as I do not use a mold to make them. There are still a couple available On the Artisans Create Together Trunk Show ( ending at Midnight today, 1-26-17, but I will be adding 2 more later today to my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy Shop</a> from my current kiln firing.<br />
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I hope you will stop by the ArtBeadScene blog and participate in this month's challenge. Follow this <a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-monthly-challenge.html">LINK </a>for all the particulars. There are still a few days left. The deadline is Jan. 30.<br />
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Thanks so much for stopping by.<br />
MaryMary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-24264036688770849442017-01-11T14:59:00.000-05:002017-01-11T14:59:28.642-05:00And The Winner is.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And the winner of a signed copy of Maya and The Turtle A Korean Fairy Tale is ....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you all who participated in this celebration on <a href="http://www.somahan.org/">Soma Han's </a>new website. You are all so appreciated!!!</span>Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-19895070586957624922016-12-16T06:40:00.000-05:002016-12-30T09:38:21.801-05:00Giveaway to celebrate an exciting new website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b> Deadline extended until Jan 10, 2017</b><br />
<a href="http://www.somahan.org/">Soma Han</a>, the illustrator of the above pictured book has recently launched a<a href="http://www.somahan.org/"> website.</a> She is an accomplished artist who is commited to illustrating chilren's books about different aspects of Korean culture to reach out to children of Korean ancestry and to all children in general. Today I am excited to be able to promote her work with a giveaway of her book, <b>Maya and The Turtle</b>. This lovely book is a retelling of a fairy tale handed down to Soma through her grandmother and mother when she was a child growing up in Korea. The copy you receive will be signed and "chopped" by Soma and can be personally dedicated to the person you choose. I am honored to have been asked by her husband and co-author of <b>Maya and The Turtle</b>, John C. Stickler,( my brother) to celebrate Soma Han's new website with this giveaway. In order to have your name included in the random draw to pick the winner of this giveaway, I am asking you to go to her<a href="http://www.somahan.org/"> website</a> and take a look at some of her illustrations in the Books or Gallery category ( see screen shot below for how it will look) or watch the slide show that will scroll by you<br />
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and tell us in the Comment section below which one you liked the best by <b>Jan. 10, 2017</b>.( Please be sure to leave a way for us to contact you .) Soma will be reading all of your comments and will surely be pleased to hear from you.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Soma Han and her husband and co-author John C. Stickler at a book signing including Maya and the Turtle and her other titles: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tigers, Frogs and Rice Cakes, a compilation of Korean Proverbs, and Land Of Morning Calm: Korean Culture Then and Now.</span></b><br />
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I have great admiration for<b> Soma Han's</b> artistic and cultural accomplishments and so appreciate you joining me in celebrating her new<a href="http://www.somahan.org/"> website </a>by participating in this Giveaway and leaving a comment below <b>by</b> <b>Jan 10, 2017</b> The winner will be chosen by a random draw on<b> Jan 11, 2017.</b><br />
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Thank you so much for stopping by.<br />
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Art Bead Scene is having its 6th Annual Ornament Blog Hop today. I have been wanting to make some Christmas Tree ornaments for several years now but just didn't get to them. So this year I set aside some time. I decided to make them from porcelain clay and use some of my own texture stamps for decoration. I looked thru my stash of cookie cutters for a Christmas tree shape and found a small one as seen in the picture above and went to work. Since porcelain clay requires a slow drying time to prevent warping, I began work on these several weeks ago. I also wanted to make some bigger trees for ornaments and found a design I liked in a metal cutter and made the next set of Christmas trees seen below. </div>
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These were also an experiment in glazing and I love how the colors came out.</div>
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Next I wanted to do a set of photo transfers onto polymer clay. I chose some Victorial Floral images for these trees seen below.<br />
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These Victorian Floral image ornaments can be hand colored or left black and white. I like the quality of the black and white so I have not colored them. </div>
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All of these ornaments I made lend themselves to being hung on a tree or a wreath with a simple hook or ribbon.</div>
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<br />Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-2912510051536859722016-09-13T06:45:00.002-04:002016-09-13T06:45:23.769-04:00My New Work in Fall Stringing Magazine <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Toggle Clasp by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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Sustainable Weeds Series: Purslane by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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Whimsical Ear Wires by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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All of the above pieces are in this Fall Issue of Stringing Magazine. I am so pleased to be published in this special Annual Shopping Guide edition!</div>
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I am working on making new work and restocking some old favorites and filling some orders after not being in my studio for 5 months due to a broken ankle last Spring!! It sure feels good to be back.</div>
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Whimsical earwires in progress by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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Toggle Bars in progress by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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I am planning on updating my Etsy Shop late in September. I will post the actual date when I know that I will be ready.<br />
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Every month<a href="http://jackofallbrews.blogspot.com/"> Eric Wentling</a> choses a picture to inspire his wife<a href="http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/2016/08/honey-do-list-august-2016.html"> Sarajo</a>. She then shares it with the FB community and asks us to play along with creations we make inspired her husband's photo.<br />
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Here is what Eric wrote about this month's picture of Pitcher Plants:<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.79px;">This month I chose a picture from our recent trip out to Ligonier, PA for the Allegory Gallery's Creative Camp. Andrew Thornton directed us out to a nearby bog where the carnivorous plants were in full bloom. An entire field of these pitcher plants and much smaller sundews stretched around us--beauty and savagery all wrapped up in one tiny leafy package. The strange shape, as well as the striated deep red patterns against green really jumped out at me and I wanted to see what a bunch of jewelry designers could pull off with this inspiration!</span><br />
I could not resist the challenge of these exotic pitcher plants and the beautiful colors they are sporting in their unique garb. So I am playing along. This is my first time.<br />
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I was so enamored of these cool plants and the color combo of burgundy and lime green that I went to work right away.<br />
My first piece was a fern leaf in the pitcher plant palette. I was working in polymer clay and have been since I broke my ankle several months ago and could not have access to my studio due to the stairs. I expect to begin working again in ceramic clay in Sept.<br />
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Fern Leaf by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a> polymer clay<br />
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I was really excited to try modeling a pitcher plant from polymer clay. I find that polymer is like magic for me when it comes to make 3 dimentional forms. Here is the first pitcher plant I came up with:<br />
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Pitcher Plant Front View by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a><br />
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Pitcher Plant Back View by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a><br />
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Pitcher Plant Side View by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a><br />
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So far it does not have a stringing hole that would display it right side up. I plan to add a stringing loop soon. This is one of the things I love about polymer: it can be modified way after it is cured by just curing again.<br />
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Then I made a smaller pitcher plant that has a stringing loop.<br />
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Smaller Pitcher Plant by <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">MaryHardingJewelry</a></div>
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All of the pieces in this post had color added to them after the iron oxide was applied. Most of them were fired first and then fired a second time with the added color. Most of these pieces have been sold. But I am having an update to my<a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/"> Etsy shop</a> tomorrow, Friday Feb. 5 at about 2:00 PM EDT,. I will be adding new toggle clasps, pendants and some cabs. Hope you can stop by.</div>
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Toggle Clasp with green and some red added</div>
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Next post is going to be titled Changing Clay and will feature those clays and some with iron oxide. Hope to see you at my shop update tomorrow, 2-05-16 in my<a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/"> Etsy Shop</a></div>
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Thistle pendant and beads set</div>
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Maple Seed Wings Pendant</div>
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Purslane Leaves and beads</div>
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Spruce Bough Penant and beads</div>
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Fossil Like Snail Pendant</div>
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Most of these pieces are sold but I am making more. You can find a few of them in my <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/">Etsy shop </a>right now.</div>
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Here is how they came out after being fired this last time. Are you surprised? I know I was even though I know that firings can change a piece a lot. And best of all, I am happily surprised. Here is the list again of what I did to the pieces.</div>
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Here is what I did, starting at the top--going from left to right<br />
1. Brown daisies stained with iron oxide--2 loop pendant<br />
2. Daisy cabochon stained with iron oxide and then lightly colored with a red glaze on the petals and a blue glaze on the center and lightly clear glazed<br />
3. Round cabochon stained with cobalt and covered with clear glaze ( left side of plate) That was a mistake. No cobalt stain, just hand painted with several colors of glazes.<br />
4. Stick pendant stained and then partially painted with a orange glaze and a light coat of clear<br />
5. Rustic snail pendant glazed in a pink brown.<br />
6. 2 hole pendant stained with iron oxide and lightly colored with several glazes and then a light clear glaze added--garden image<br />
7. Fan of Daisy petals rustic cabochon stained with iron oxide and then lightly clear glazed just on the petals.<br />
(small stained tab piece--from a broken pendant I didn't include in this picture-- it came out pretty blah!!) One thing I did notice is that the clear glaze significantly lightens the oxide color and makes it almost pale.<br />
8. Donut with lightly color glazed small leaves and some other areas. No clear glaze.<br />
Most of the pieces were fired first with just the iron oxide glaze--after they were bisqued so when I fire these pieces it was for the 3rd time.<br />
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I have a few more experiments to do. Like tumbling some beads I stained with iron oxide and trying out some new clays. Will post them when I do them but it may be awhile.<br />
Thanks for stopping by.<br />
Happy New Year!!<br />
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Ceramic pendants by Mary Harding<br />
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Now that winter has actually set in--we are in the middle of a snow storm as I type-- and the holidays are mostly over, I find that I have time in my studio for trying out new things and ideas. I have been playing around with oxides and have made several experiments to see what will happen.<br />
My photo above is before I fired them.<br />
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Here is what I did, starting at the top--going from left to right <br />
1. Brown daisies stained with iron oxide<br />
2. Round cabochon stained with cobalt and coverd with clear glaze ( left side of plate)<br />
3. Daisy cabochon stained with iron oxide and then lightly colored with a red glaze on the petals and a blue glaze on the center and lightly clear glazed<br />
4. 2 hole pendant stained with iron oxide and lightly colored with several glazes and then a light clear glaze added<br />
5.stick pendant stained and then partialy painted with a red glaze and a light coat of clear<br />
6. snail shaped pendant lightly colored and clear glazed--very rustic and fosil like beforehand<br />
7. small stained tab piece--from a broken pendant<br />
8. fan of daisy petals stained and then lightly glazed with red and a clear glaze--no color on daisy head<br />
9.Donut with lightly color glazed small leaves and some other areas. No clear glaze.<br />
Most of the pieces were fired first with just the iron oxide glaze--after they were bisqued so when I fire these pieces it will be for the 3rd time.<br />
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I will post the results tomorrow.<br />
Thanks for stopping by!!Mary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-45749939673779656292015-12-25T03:00:00.000-05:002015-12-25T08:35:53.597-05:00Merry Christmas to All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Holiday LED Lights Earrings</div>
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My earrings are dong a Happy Dance for you!! Enjoy your Holidays!!</div>
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I am excited that my free form peyote stitch jewelry is being featured as a part of this exhibition. Weather permitting, I will be at the opening on December 2. Can't wait!</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by.<br />
MaryMary Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691375.post-46903453844461368822015-11-21T07:31:00.000-05:002015-11-21T07:31:25.107-05:00After the Frost Before the Snow: Plants in Beautiful Decay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been wanting to share these pictures here with you since I took them in late October. They are all pictures of flowers in partial decay after a killing frost in October. They are located in the King George Garden at Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. It was my first visit there and it was the last day they were open for the season. What a treat to happen upon all this beauty.</div>
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I don't know the names of any of these flowers. I was just so taken with the colors that had developed since the heavy frost. Such gorgeous shades of brown and green, yellow and red. Coincidentally we were recently given some bulbs to grow these flowers in the picture above. I look forward to watching them next summer.</div>
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Such perfect daisy heads amid the subdued shades of their summer colors.<br />
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These rosy tan leaves were on plants way over 6 feet tall.<br />
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Love the red orange flower amid these shades of tan and brown.<br />
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Such a cascade of pink.<br />
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And then the bright red.<br />
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And a black green silhouette.<br />
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And a final dance before winter sets in.<br />
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I am just in time with this post as we are expecting our first snow of the season tonight.<br />
What a sweet farewell to my favorite seasons.<br />
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