This was a competency level piece. It's painted with Pebeo Porcelaine 150 baked on enamel. Design is based on the Aldrevandini Beaker. Venice ca. 1330 located in the British Museum. I included my own device (since changed) and the top…
23 Dec 2020
Anja Snihova' Javornica created this piece as class sampler in 1991 CE.
23 Dec 2020
Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid. It takes well to various forms of embellishment, such as: Painted – applying glass paint onto a glass surface, or by painting and baking transparent colors on the glass surface.Stained – glass…
23 Dec 2020
Kjartan's badge is carved into an archery quiver. This was challenged circa October 2018 at a Hartwood event. Arrow quiver with carving in leather by Kjartan kráka
22 Dec 2020
Featured image: Punto in Aria samples by Halima al-Rakkasa, 2006. Cotton on cotton. Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself, generally as…
22 Dec 2020
Embellishment of wood includes period and acrylic paint, applied to the prepared surface of wood for indoor pieces, acrylic enamel for outdoor pieces. Featured image: an example by Halima al-Rakkasa From Halima al-Rakkasa: This is a replacement top of a…
22 Dec 2020
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. The most common raw material is cattle hide. Carving/Tooling – By means of carving tools (metal stamps cast into certain shapes), lines, grooves and patterns, such…
22 Dec 2020
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Embellishments in Wood involve manipulation of the material and/or applying decoration. Forms include: Carving – decorative cutting into wood.Burning –…
22 Dec 2020
Featured image: Blackwork shirt by Anja Snihova' Javornic Definition from Wikipedia: Blackwork, sometimes historically termed Spanish blackwork, is a form of embroidery generally using black thread, although other colors are also used on occasion. Sometimes it is counted-thread embroidery which…
22 Dec 2020
Definition from Wikipedia: Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms - either a marudai or…