RUTH JENSEN
"Bird on a Wire"FEATURE ARTISTRUTH JENSENof SPARKFLIGHT STUDIO(Above: "Bluebird in the Skies" Pendant by R.Jensen) If you've never heard of Ruth Jensen, or seen her workbefore ... be prepared to be...
View ArticleLOUISE GOODCHILD DESIGNS
FEATURE ARTIST***********************************LOUISE GOODCHILD***********************************I am in awe of Louise Goodchild's stunning wirework!It's supremely feminine, delicately painterly and...
View ArticleRACHEL NORRIS
ARTIST SHOWCASE*********************************RACHEL NORRIS*********************************(Above: ROSE Necklace by Rachel Norris)We've started the year, bathed in stunning wirework craftswomenship!...
View Article'ROSETTE' TUTORIAL
*R O S E T T E* TUTORIAL by Linda Jones I began making these wire stacking rosettes lastyear and have found them to be a very populardesign ... not only that, they are easy to makefor beginners...
View ArticleHAPPY EASTER!
I can't believe that Easter is almost upon us!It is the most important festival of the Christiancalendar.We also enjoy giving and receiving chocolateeggs and having 'family time', with the kids...
View ArticleSHEALA DENNING
ARTIST FEATURE*********************************SHEALA DENNING************************* As you may know, I am always looking for hidden, as well as 'known', wireworking talent to feature on theGuild...
View ArticleNICOLE HANNA
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT on ...NICOLE HANNA***********************************************************Anyone working in wire who hasn't YET heard of thisweek's feature artist, is going to drool and dribble(in...
View ArticleCAPRILICOUS JEWELLERY
My intentions were to supply you with another tutorial ... but I don't want to hold back some of the stunning ARTIST FEATURES that are building up on my desktop! Getting an insight into another wire...
View ArticleCAT Project
PHEW!! Have I worked hard! Don't you find, that itis sometimes the simplest of projects that cause the mosttrouble and take the longest to make!I promised you a CAT TUTORIAL, followingthe publication...
View ArticleA FISHY TAIL ...
I promised you a FISH tutorial ... and glug, glug,burp! Here it is!I've been creating wire fish designs for years,(you've been wondering what that smell was,haven't you?)not only because of their...
View ArticleSUMMER SHOW
I hope you're sitting comfortably? If not - get yourself a cushion and a hot beverage, or a tall, coooool drink and feast your eyes on the beautiful and eclectic contributionsof wirework artists from...
View ArticleCABBAGES & ROSES
June has been an exceptionally busy month for me! Just finished a wonderful 'Open Studios' show,with still some jewellery commissions to create ...However, I haven't forgotten you ... but, as time is...
View ArticleTHORN HILL JEWELRY
Well girls, it's time to get excited! It's not often that Istumble on a MALE wire wrapper, but this man willdefinitely wooooo you with his wire talent and artistry!I have the absolute pleasure (drum...
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BUTTERFLY PROJECT*****************************Possibly one of the most popular motifs indesign, is the BUTTERFLY! It never ceasesto provide inspiration for colour combinations,shape and form...I have...
View ArticleAMANDA BURTON
Keeping to the theme of HOT ... whilst we bask in this glorious U.K. summer heatwave ... I am delighted to be be able to feature a sizzlingly hot emerging U.K. talent, for this week's artist...
View ArticleUPCYCLED & UPDATED JEWELLERY
There are such lovely boldtrends in contemporaryjewellery - BIG fashion statement pieces! (as shown in the image above) but sometimes, it's hard toknow how to get started or be inspired to make...
View ArticleMNC JEWELS
I spotted Monica Catrullo's work by chance, (on the worldwide windows to the world - the global internet!) and instantlyloved her sense of style and design! As such, I invited her to bea feature artist...
View ArticleLEAF TUTORIAL
It's that time of year again ... and leaves are dropping allover the place! Over the years I have designed numerous'Leaf' and 'Autumn' themed pendants and earrings and Inever get tired of the shapes...
View ArticleTHE BIG BEAD SHOW
OCTOBER is going to be a sparse month for theGuild! I wont have time to update it, orpost new tutorials ... so, before I disappear forthe next few weeks, I want to make sure that everybeader in the...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS ANGEL
As a jewellery designer, I can't escape the slow countdownto Christmas! There's no way to avoid the start of mad-hand-mass production of all things decorative and gifty!Beads and wire are the perfect...
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