Jacqueline Lamiette-Nelson

New Blog Site

2011-08-13T06:11:00.000-07:00

I now have my professional blog up and running please view here:

https://sites.google.com/site/jacquelinelamiettenelson9/

My Students Award

2011-05-03T14:19:00.000-07:00

This image of of Brynna first, receiving her framed art award from the Meridian School District's Superintendant and the woman who put this whole show together each year.

This is a picture of Brynna beside her framed art work. She created her Mendhi Hands in my class during first student teaching position at Gateway School of Language and Culture. I submitted her work in the contest when I saw the extreme talent she had.

This is an image of Brynna holding up both of her awards, first the "Framed Art Award" and second the "Board of Trustees Award". Her artwork will hang in the office of the Board of Trustees.

Resume

2011-04-16T08:12:00.000-07:00

Jacqueline M. Nelson

403 S. Monstone Way

Meridian, Idaho 83642

208-887-2061 or 208-830-2334

Mainelighthouse@cableone.net

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Education

2011 Graduate Cum Laude, Boise State University, Boise Idaho

2011 BFA Visual Art, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2011 BFA Art Education, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2009 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deere Isle, Maine, Art Metals

2005-06 University of Nevada Reno, Reno Nevada, Geography major, Art minor

1999 Southern New Hampshire University, Brunswick, Maine, Business Administration and Human Resource Management

1986 Mansfield Beauty Academy, Cosmetology, license acquired

Academic Honors/Scholarships

2008 Jamie Paul Conifer Memorial Scholarship, Boise State University, Boise Idaho

Professional Organizations

2011-13 Idaho Art Education Association, President

2011 Kappa Delta Pi Sorority, Boise State University

2010 Art Metals Club - President, Boise State University

2010 Boise Sculptors Guild, Boise State University

2009-11 Art Metals Club, Boise State University

2009-11 Idaho Art Education Association, President Elect

2009-present National Art Education Association

2009-present National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Exhibitons/Special Projects

2011 BFA Thesis Exhibition "The View From Above" Visual Arts Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2010 Juried Exhibition, "Double Take", Juror Jason Ferguson, Visual Arts Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2010 Student Juried Exhibition "Contemporary Ideas in Art Metal Design", Sub Gallery, Boise State Unviersity, Boise, Idaho

2010 Undergraduate Research Project "Going Green in Art" Recycled Robots,http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/as 10/12/

2009 Presenter, Idaho Art Education Association Conference, Hailey, Idaho

2008 Idaho Gem Show, Art Metals Sand Dollar, Boise Idaho

2000-05 Mutiple Commission's supplied upon request

Publications

2011 SchoolArts Magazine, May/June Issue, Robot Assemblage

Other Professional Experience

2010-11 Student Teaching, Gateway School of Language and Culture, Meridian, Idaho

2010 Visual Arts Teacher, Greter Idaho Family Theater (GIFT) for Youth Summer Art Camp, Morrison Center, Boise, Idaho

2008-09 Co-teaching and Substitute Teaching, Compass Public Charter School, Meridian, Idaho

2008-09 Co-teaching, Garden City Community School, Garden City, Idaho

2005 Evening in the Arts, 8-week Gift and Talented Program, Brunswick, Maine

2000-05 Owner, designer, educator - Mid Coast Art Glass and Restoration, Brunswick, Maine

Volunteer Service

2011 Presented "Recycled Robots" to Gateway School of Culture and Language Environmental Group "Earth Patrol" included 50 students and four adults

2010 Meridian Public Library, After School Art Program, Meridian, Idaho

2010 Special Olympics (MATP) Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2009 Interviewer/Judge 4-H, Western Idaho Fair, Boise, Idaho

2009 Art in the Park (Boise Art Museum), Kids Tent, Boise, Idaho

2009 International Rescue Committee, Boise Language Academy, after school art activity, Boise Idaho

2007 Built and donated leaded victorian window, framed, to Strive University's annual auction to raise money for the school which teaches and houses kids with disabilities.

Gallery Representation

2005-05 Georgetown Gallery, Georgetown, Maine

Gateway Earth Patrol Robot Making

2011-04-16T07:10:00.000-07:00

Earth Patrol at Gateway asked if I

would come in and teach the Recycled

Robot lesson plan to their group. These are just a few photos of that afternoon. There were approximately 50 kids and 3 adults using computers parts that I had collected over a period of 6 months. Photos of the finished robots coming.

Student Work Gateway

2011-04-14T21:15:00.001-07:00

These are images of some of the student work from my lesson plans at Gateway. The first image is of Mendhi Hands. The lesson plan covered a bit about the culture of India and the tradition they have of painting their hands, feet and arms with Henna in preparation for a wedding ceremony. The second image is of An Endangered Species lesson I taught. Each child receive a card with an animal on the front and information about that animal on the back including, name of the animal, their habitat, the food they eat and what threatens them. I presented a power point tha discussed endangered animals all over the world, in the united states and some specific to Idaho. I entered several of these in the Endangered Species contest which is Nation wide. The requirements were for the students to draw at least two endangered animals in their habitiat, include something they eat and include one of their threats. they drew with pencil and colored with colored pencils. Both lessons were K-5th and altered to fit the grade level.

Media Release BFA Thesis Exhibition

2011-04-12T21:52:00.000-07:00

‘The View From Here’ Features Diverse Works by 23 BFA Students

Posted By Kathleen Tuck | Apr 11th, 2011 - 7:00 am | Posted In: Featured

Boise State University’s Visual Arts Center will present “The View From Here” April 18-May 3 in Visual Arts Center Galleries 1 and 2. The spring 2011 BFA Thesis Exhibition features diverse works by Boise State students, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography and illustration.

A free opening reception with the artists will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 15. Light refreshments will be served; free parking is available in the Liberal Arts lot for the reception. For the remainder of the exhibition, paid parking is available during regular gallery hours in the visitor’s parking lot in front of the Liberal Arts and Administration buildings.

The exhibit features works by students Brice Amoureux, Janet Bailey, Rebecca Baker, Jennifer Boyd, Jill Katherine Chmelko, Kristi Evans, Christina Garcia, Meredith Hoffman, Jay Hohman, Penny Key, Katrina A. Knight, Sarah Koch, Odessa Leedy, Emily Leiper, Akela Marley, Jacqueline M. Nelson, Anneke Reinier, Lisa Roggenbuck, Randi Telleria, Veiko Valencia, Michael Van Artsdalen, Crystal Ven Huizen and Victoria Jean Wood.

The Visual Arts Center galleries are located in two adjacent buildings on the Boise State campus — Gallery 1 is located in the Liberal Arts Building (Room 170) and Gallery 2 is located in the Hemingway Western Studies Center (Room 110). Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. The galleries are closed Saturday, Sunday and university holidays. Admission is free.

For more information about the Visual Arts Center or the exhibition, contact gallery director Kirsten Furlong at kfurlong@boisestate.edu or 426-3994.

My First Published Article

2011-04-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

This is my recently published article in School Arts Magazine the May/June issue of 2011. I submitted this article a little over a year ago after presenting this lesson plan that I developed to the teachers at the Idaho Art Education Association Conference in Hailey, Idaho. I then submitted it into the Undergrad Research Project and it was accepted. I have taught this lesson to several schools already as well as one local school's environmental group. This has been an exciting adventure and I am already working on a second article for the magazine.

"Rebirth"

2011-03-29T18:39:00.001-07:00

This necklace is the fifth of five necklaces that was created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It is made up of scriptures and words that represent two major events which altered the path of my life. The life-altering events, a new relationship and the discovery of a new religion, brought hope and light to a life of darkness and despair. This necklace is a constant reminder that no matter what I go through in this life I will not go it alone.

"Pardonné"

2011-03-29T18:32:00.001-07:00

This necklace is the fourth of five necklaces created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. Just as the "Rapport Familiaux" necklace it too was created with old records and adapters that are tied to memories of sister. The necklace is closed at the back with magnets, indicating a temporary closure. Like the closure, forgiveness can be temporary, being pulled apart with the slightest tug, such as an argument. The perfection of this necklace represents the hope I have for complete healing and forgiveness, whether in this life or in the next.

"coffre-fort et sû"

2011-03-29T18:24:00.001-07:00

This is the second of five necklaces created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It is made up of vintage clothespins that once belonged to my grandmother, old sheets with photo's of her transferred onto them, white cotton thread and white ribbon. This necklace represents memories I have of my grandmother hanging her sheets on the clothesline to dry. This necklace serves as a comforting reminder of the safety, love and warmth I felt when I was with her.

"Breathe"

2011-03-29T18:19:00.000-07:00

This necklace is the first of five necklaces going into my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It was created a few semesters ago for a multiples project in Metals. This necklace made up of empty medicine vials, medical tubing, sterling silver jump rings, and blue beads. The vials and tubing once contained and administered vital asthma medication that saved my daughter's life. The overwhelming size of this necklace reflects the burden of living with chronic asthma and caring for a family member with chronic asthma.

"Rapports Familiaux"

2011-03-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

This neckpiece is the third of five neckpieces created for my BFA Thesis Exhbition. It addresses familial relationships and how sometimes those relationships are so damaged they cannot be repaired. The necklace was created with old records and forty-five adapters; these objects are tied to memories of my oldest sister and her relationship with family members.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

2011-03-01T11:06:00.001-08:00

This was what I worked on for two straight weeks while at Haystack in the summer of 2009. I would wake at 5:30 am shower, get dressed, head to the metal studio and work all day and into the night taking breaks for meals and occasionally a stroll to the water for some relatxation. I often worked until 11:00 and 12:00 at night and headed back to my room to write in my jounal. Some nights we had demonstrations from other artists and mediums, auctions, etc. Occasionally I would take an afternoon off to head to town and check out the gallery's and do some shopping and some afternoons I would go for a run. The best part of the trip were my instructors, Fred Fenster and Hiroko Yamada. They were fabulous and fun and very knowledgeable in Pewter. The theme for the class was "Tableware". Our instruction included, raising to make cups, score and fold, a collapsing technique and some anticlastic raising. I decided to make a teapot, it was something I had wanted to make since my start in art metals. Hiroko made sure I was challenged and had me add some design elements that really made the teapot more interesting to look at. I went with the asian inspired roller print on the four sides. I was very interested in curved lines, but had no experience in the sinking or raising at that point, so I settled on making a four sided teapot. I used the score and fold technique on the lid, which used to have a pewter ball on top (this was lost while being displayed at the Meridian Library) to help with the removal of the lid. The teapot is usable, and in fact the holes where the water drains through on the inside were drilled to spell out Hiroko and Fred in Japanese, so if someone were to take this apart one day they would find those names. I learned lot while I was at Haystack and being on an island with many artists for two full weeks was inspiring.

Art Metals

2011-02-04T19:12:00.001-08:00

The images from left to right: a raised cup in copper, a sanddollar in copper and brass, hotwheels in cast bronze and leggo wheels, a bowl sunk in copper. I really had fun with most of these projects. The sinking and raising of bowls and cups was really quite fun; the planishing was the best part. The sanddollar was a great project as well and I enjoyed making something that reminded me of home. The hot wheels was my least favorite project, it involved casting three found objects, trading with classmates and winding up with three that we had to put together in a narrative. I ended up a frog, a half of hollow pepper and a slice of pizza. My narrative is about a memory of playing with my brothers hot wheels cars and his yellow hot wheels race track. I wasn't able to find any yellow tracks or a piece of that would have been included.

Sculpture

2011-02-04T18:48:00.001-08:00

These are images of two sculptures that I completed in my advanced sculpture class Fall 2010 semester at Boise State University. In the first piece, the human heart with the needle through it, the assignment was to take a small object and enlarge it, and take a large object and shrink it then put them together to create a sculpture with a meaning. Because heart disease was big in my family and I lost both my brother and dad from enlarged hearts within 6 months of each other I decided on a needle through the heart to represent heart attack. The second piece was a pez with a little duck on it, I cast the fly out of wax and added the fly in between the pez dispenser and the duck. The assignment again was to take two objects and create a narrative. The whole idea behind this piece was how Pez puts cutsy or popular characters on top of their dispensers to lure kids to buy their product and eat their candy, while at the same time rotting their teeth. The fly represents both the marketers who use any means possible to sell products and tooth decay.

Art Metals

2011-02-02T07:09:00.000-08:00

These are images of some of the projects that I worked on in my art metals class at Boise State under the direction of Professor Anika Smulovitz. The first image from left to right; guitar pic and sterling silver earrings (an assignment), the other three pairs of earrings, ring and bracelets were done for fun on my own time.

The second image contains a few of my plexiglass themed rings I did for our multiples assignment and metals sale.

The next photo is my "Breathe" necklace which was done as an assignment. The reuirement was to use multiples of an object and create an adornment with it.

My daughter is an asthmatic and I had a collection of hundreds of these asthma medication vials along with an outdated nebulizer, so I created this piece. I also used the twist off tops of the medicine vials to add to the necklace.

To the right of the "Breathe" necklace is just some computer part earrings and necklace that I was experimenting with. Although the necklace and earrings are pretty simple looking they are really quite pretty as jewlery and I have been experiementing with cutting the materials and trying to layer different shapes and pieces.

Container Ring

2011-02-01T11:22:00.000-08:00

This is a ring that I made in my second metals class. I had a lot of fun with this project, and although it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to I was still pleased with the end result. My plan was to have a bow on the top of the ring to represent eternal families, but time and inexperience prevented me from attempting the bow so I settled for these flowers. The ring contains small sterling silver symbols that represent each of my immediate family members, each with their first inital stamped on it. It is not a very practical piece to wear because of it's size.

Mid Coast Art Glass and Restoration

2011-02-01T11:11:00.000-08:00

These are just a few images of the work that I was commissioned to do when I had my glass business. I started this business both out of enjoying the hobby of glass work and out of the need to pay for the hobby. I first started by putting displays up in local stores like lumber companies that put in kitchens, a local clay place, and places that sold windows and doors. I made business cards, and advertised in both the newspaper and the yellow pages of the phone book. My business exploded within a year and I was booked a year in advance for commission pieces. I was the only stained glass business in the coastal area of Maine. My mentors, Jim Nutting and Nel Bernard, who own Maine Art Glass Studio and Gallery, sent business my way that they didn't have time to do, and I would send business their way that was too big for me to do. They continued to mentor me when there was something that I didn't know or when I needed help on certain projects. Sadly I was forced to close my business when we moved to Idaho and shortly after I began attending classes at University of Nevada Reno. My hope is to start teaching classes again, and maybe a little bit of commission work once I graduate.

Gifted & Talented

2011-02-01T11:05:00.001-08:00

These images are of completed projects from an 8-week gifted and talented program I taught in Maine. I was hired by the city of Brunswick to teach 15 gifted and talented students from area high schools. At the end of the program my students and I presented thier work and talked about the program at the "Evening in the Arts" and a reception held in their honor. I know that several of these students went on to study in art schools across the country. Would have loved to stay in touch and see where they are at today.

Milk Jug Masks

2011-02-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

This is a project that I did with one of the elementary schools I taught at. I always start my lesson out with a power point that talks about the environment in some way just to make them think more about the materials they are using and the fun things they can create with recycled materials. The great part is the no cost supplies, I just had the kids bring in their empty milk jugs, newspapers, and paper towel and toilet paper rolls from home. It didn't take long to get what we needed for each student. We did paper mache over them with flour and water, yet another inexpensive material to use for teaching. Once the paper mache was dry the kids painted their masks with tempera. This was a 6th, 7th and 8th grade project.

Tape Sculpture

2011-02-01T10:55:00.000-08:00

These are images of a tape sculpture that

I did for one of my foundations classes. With this project we had to create a tape sculpture, then place the sculptures out in public places and take pictures of the publics reactions. My camera wouldn't work fast enough and although I didn't get very many reactive photo's I most definately got some reactions. I really enjoyed this project and while driving around town found many of my classmates tape sculptures in odd places. Some even made the newspaper.

Robot Assemblage

2011-02-01T10:44:00.000-08:00

These pieces were done by Idaho Art teachers at the 2009 Idaho Art Education Association Conference in Haliey, Idaho.

This lesson plan was developed as part of my Elemtary School Art Methods class. and it involved environmental issues worldwide and the effects of e-waste (electronic waste). Since the development of this lesson plan, I have had the opportunity to teach it to severals groups including the Meridian Library's after school art program, Gateway School of Language and Culture's Environmental group.

Graphite

2011-02-01T10:32:00.000-08:00

These are just a few drawings I have done. The first one with the pot and onions was an assignment for my first drawing class. The second drawing, the tree with fruit, I did at home for fun and for practice. I enjoyed my drawing class, but I really enjoy 3-D art more than 2-D art. Perhaps because I am not very confident in my drawing . . . that usually means I need to draw more.

Beginning Ceramics

2011-02-01T10:27:00.001-08:00

These are just a few of my pieces that I created in my beginning ceramics class. This class was challenging to me because most of my classmates, who were fresh out of high school had already had two or three years of ceramics and could throw on the wheel with no problem. This was the very first time I had work with clay. I am looking forward to taking some additional ceramics classes outside of the university setting because of the lower costs and a more relaxed environment.

Encaustic Painting /Cube Project

2011-02-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

These are images of some more work from students that I taught at Compass Public Charter School. The first image is an encaustic painting done on a board (used cardboard as well). I had the high school kids draw still life first onto their boards, then I melted crayons in muffin tins on top of a griddle and they used patinbrushes to apply the melted crayon to the cardboard. The second image is of a cube project I did with 7th graders at Compass. I had them create their cube story based on a story that they were reading in their language arts class, they were to pick out a scene or event in the book and depict it on the cube. The challenge for them was to draw large enough so the images overflowed into the other quadrants of the cube. They were not allowed to draw one picture on each side. This was really challenging for them. Once their drawing was done, they painted their cubes in tempera. Both projects were a big hit with the kids.

Lascaux Cave Painting

2011-02-01T10:17:00.000-08:00

This is a project I did with some kids at Compass Public Charter School. The kids first learned about the Lascaux Cave paintings. I presented that information via a slide show. Prior to the lesson I created stencils for the younger grades so all they had to do was stencil. This was demonstrated to the kids prior to the start of the lesson. Once they had the outline, they added color;I only put out the colors that would have been found on the cave walls during the time they were created. The images were done on brown paper bags, torn on the edges then placed over black construction paper to frame them, the edges were torn to give an antique look to them. The kids really enjoyed this lesson. This was taught at the elementary school level.

After School Visual Artist for Meridian Library

2011-02-01T10:13:00.000-08:00

These are Batik scarves that I did with a group of kids at the

Meridian Library. I volunteered to do their after school art program, which lasted for about 6 months. The kids, boys and girls, did these Batik scarves for their mothers for mother's day. They were so excited to do this project, and the scarves turned out fabulous. I purchased about 8 used irons and 6 used electric

frying pans from Idaho Youth Ranch and other second hands places so that I could teach Batik in large groups. The library paid for the wax and the dye. I included little gift bags with tissue paper as well so the kids didn't have to rely on their dads to get their scarves wrapped. I took the scarves home to dry them in between so they were ready for the following week. The following week I had the kids decorate their brown paper bags with handles. Other projects included the "Recycled Robots" and "Faux Leather Binders" which were stitched with paper inside.

Brillo Pad Bra

2011-02-01T10:10:00.001-08:00

This was a piece I had done for my foundations

class quite a few semesters ago. This piece had to

do with gender roles in commercials. In the case of the Brillo Pad Bra, it had to do with commercials for cleaning products and why women are always the gender used in commercials for cleaning products. Perhaps because "A Women's Place is in the Home".

NOT!

Idaho Art Education Association Conference

2011-01-27T12:47:00.000-08:00

Picture on the left: when I was nominated and voted in as President Elect of the Idaho Art Education Association. Pictured from left; Dr. Kathleen Keys, Bonnie (key note speaker), Jonie Cashman outgoing president, Jackie incoming president elect, and Karen Fothergill, who moved from president elect position to president. The picture on the right is of the 2010 conference. Pictured from left to right; Karen Fothergill, President, Jackie Nelson, President Elect, Nancy Walkup, Keynote Speaker, Robin Grey, Secretary, Estuardo Miranda, Treasurer, Keith

Farnsworth, Vice President. Each board member serves 2 years in any one position and they may hold a different position every two years, but they may only serve in the president position one time.

Two years ago in October I submitted an application to present at the Idaho Art Education Association Conference in Hailey, Idaho. This opprtunity came through a class I was taking with Kathleen Keys, I believe it was "Elementary School Art Methods". One of the requirements for the class was developing a lesson plan and teaching it to our classmates. I had a bunch of old computer parts that I wanted to do something with and decided that it would be cool if elementary school kids could create a picture on cardboard with the parts. I decided that robots would be a better idea. Part of the lesson plan revolved around toxic waste that went into landfills and the harm it could do to animals and humans alike. In any case, I ended up presenting and during the business breakfast the next morning I was approached and asked if I would consider taking the President Elects position on the IAEA board. I accepted, then I was nominated and voted in. Since then I have helped plan two conferences and held my President Elect position for two years, this October I take over as President. Nancy serves on the Texas Art Education Assocation board. It was a wonderful conference and despite all the education cuts and the in-service days being taken away in some districts we still had a huge turnout of teachers.

Sculpture Pour

2011-01-27T08:09:00.000-08:00

Last semester was both tough and exciting. I took a 300 level sculpture class with Francis Fox at Boise State University and experienced from start to finish what it is like to create bronze sculpture (small scale of course). It all starts with a wax carving, then comes the 7 dips into the slip and the silica with 6 hours of drying time in between, this creates a hard shell around the outisde of the wax. That shell is then baked in a large kiln, the wax melts out and the shell hardens. We then get to check for cracks and do any repairs to the shell before t

he bronze pour. Next we get to strap the shells onto a cage and while those heat up in the kiln, the metal is heating to a certain melting temperature. Once we have reached that temperature, the cage comes out and the hot bronze is poured into the cavity of teh shells. Once cooled, the shell is broken away and voila you have your bronze sculpture. Then of course there are the finishing touches. But that is it in a nutshell. Sounds easy right . . . . not! Here are some pics.

My Temporary Classroom

2011-01-27T07:50:00.001-08:00

These are pictures of my classroom at Gateway. The artroom is huge, it has it's own supply closet, coatroom with hooks for the kids coats and storage for their artwork, there are 7 tables and each table sits 5+ kids. Tons of display space for their artwork including a huge bulletin board outside of the classroom. I love teaching these kids and I'm excited to spend this spring and part of next fall with them. Next I get to move onto Middle and High School.

Photography

2011-01-26T20:49:00.000-08:00

This is another one of my favorite pastimes, photography. I haven't spent much time as late playing around with my new camera, but Sunday morning I went for a walk amongst all the frost covered sidewalks, shrubs and leaves. I have this thing about having to look at every little thing when I am out for a walk ( I think that comes from my beachcombing days in Maine) and I was noticing how beautiful the frost made everything, so after my fist walk around the block, I headed back at home and grabbed my camera. I made a few more rounds and these are a few of the shots I took.

Batiking

2011-01-26T20:28:00.000-08:00

This is one of my all time favorite things to do, Batiking. My family and I spent three weeks in Driggs this summer, just on the other side of Jackson Hole,Wyoming where my in-laws live. I usually load the car up with art supplies, my husband with fishing gear, and our daughter with much anticipation of seeing her cousins and having three weeks of just pure play time. The cousins look forward to the creative time. They are amazing budding artists themselves.

Empty Bowls

2011-01-26T20:19:00.000-08:00

This is only a few of the Art Metals Club members who sunk bowls for the Idaho Food Bank's Empty Bowls project this year. This is a yearly event that the club participates in and one that raises money for the Idaho Food Bank. The bowls go up for auction each November and that money goes toward helping the needy in the form of food. Pictured from left to right: Ellen Crosby, Vicki Stevenson, Jackie Nelson Club President, Professor Anika Smulovitz, and Hailey Breaux, Secretary.

Limited Edition Rings

2010-06-03T15:45:00.000-07:00

These are some of my limited edition rings that I created out of acrylic. This was a fun project. If you are interested in buying one they are listed on Etsy.com and I am under Mainebeachcomber, or you can do a search under rings. There are many more that I have created but too many to place on this post.

This is the "Simple Curve Ring" that has been sandblasted to give it a frosted look.

This is "The Kid at Heart" Ring. Just dip your wand and blow.

This is the "Tickler"ring to awaken that hard to wake teen on school mornings.

This is the "Emergency Preparedness" Ring for the frequent hiker/camper.

Advanced Metals Class

2010-04-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Me creating my final project. After casting and trading with my classmates I ended up with half of a Red Hot Pepper hollow, a horny toad, and a slice of loaded pizza. Yeah I know. I am supposed to create a narative with this. NOT! So I did my 6 sketches and the only one that passed the muster was "Hot Wheels". I soldered a piece of brass on top of the hot pepper so you cannot see the inside, then I will solder the frog on top of that piece of brass, put leggo wheels on my hot pepper and solder the hald eaten slice of pizza onto the frogs mouth. What do ya think?

2010-04-11T18:41:00.000-07:00

This is my most recent piece called "Breathe" it was created with my daughter in mind. It was selected from over 100 other pieces and displayed in "Dual Meaning" in the Liberal Art Gallery at Boise State University in March. It was most recently selected for the "Student Juried Art Show" and will be displayed in two weeks at the Student Union Gallery. Below is the Artist Statement that goes with it.

The body is a complicated apparatus; the ease at which lungs take in oxygen every second of everyday is taken for granted by many. There is no thought involved in breathing, it happens naturally during sleep, exercise, work and play. Lungs easily expand as air fills them and contract as air is emptied. Try to imagine fifty pounds of weight setting on your chest or a pair of hands squeezing your lungs so tight that you cannot take a deep breath. At this point, breathing is no longer occurring without thought; it has now become a struggle. Your lips and fingernail beds begin to turn blue and your body now has to decide whether to breathe or swallow. This is what an asthmatic experiences every day of their life. An asthmatic relies on daily medications to keep their airways open, allowing air to move in and out freely. Without this medication, death is imminent. This necklace is made out of empty medicine vials; vials, that at one time were filled with the very medicine that has saved my daughter’s life. The medical tubing that the vials hang from is the very tubing that my daughter must inhale her medication through. The blue beads represent the color of her lips and nail beds from lack of oxygen. The necklace hangs over the lungs as a talisman.

2010-03-21T16:33:00.000-07:00

Here are some more of the Limited Production Jewelry that will be on sale on May 1st at Java Downtown Boise. Hope to see some people there. These are some fun pieces and we only had two weeks to come up with an idea and produce twenty pieces each.

Boise State University Advanced Metals Sale

2010-03-21T16:07:00.001-07:00

Limited production rings made out of thick plexi glass, they include things like strike and match, birthday candles, golf tees, feathers, corks, bubble sticks and a little pink bow and then some plain rings, some frosted some clear, and some different shapes. This has been a fun project, these and my classmates limited production jewlery will go on sale on Saturday May 1st at Java Downtown Boise. I will add some pictures of some of my classmates work, they are not all in, but there a good majority here.

Robot Assemblage

2010-01-06T15:30:00.000-08:00

This is one of 13 robots that local children in the community created during their after school art program at the Meridian Library this week. I did a quick power point presentation on the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling and gave the kids a handout about the Environmental Protection Agency and local companies that recycle electronics. I also talked about how millions of computers and other electronic waste finds it way into landfills each year and the harm that this electronic waste can cause to wildlife, humans, Idaho's drinking water and the soil that we grow our food in. The kids were quite excited when they saw the many containers full of computer parts, and when it was time to create, they ran to the containers, grabbed all kinds of interesting parts and created the coolest robots. This was the first class taught in the 3-d method and it was a huge success. We also did some prep work for journals that they will be creating the first Tuesday in February. The front and back covers were created with paper bags, water and elmers glue. Next month we will put them together, stitch them and create art on the covers.

White Breeze

2009-11-30T20:15:00.000-08:00

This is a painting I did, original done by Jonathan Green titled "White Breeze", this weekend as part of a collaborative project in my Multicultural Arts class. I did it on faux leather, which is actually made from dampened paper bags and glued in between with Elmers glue, then dried over night. I used Tempera paints. Had a blast with it.