tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41468649669840466942024-03-13T10:23:02.763-04:00Tabitha Otttabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.comBlogger371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-72649787538365317292011-12-31T21:39:00.000-05:002013-01-27T16:41:14.707-05:00RING No. 365Well Folks, its finally here, the LAST RING!.....I want to thank all the people who gave me interesting objects, the people who encouraged me along the way, and all of the "readers", and "viewers"!<br />
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I stayed in the studio all day working on this baby. While here, I activated my iPhone!!! I have waited years to get one and now I finally have it! Hooray!<br />
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Many people have expressed an interest in purchasing a ring or rings for their collection. Upon much contemplation, I have decided to sell them! At first I wanted to keep them all together and perhaps sell them as one collection, or not at all, but I think that it will be much better if many people can have a piece of this achievement. I plan to make a book in the near future that has an image of each ring.<br />
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The rings will be part of my thesis and can be viewed by the public in April at my exhibition reception. They are for sale now, but will not be available for pick up until after the show. If you have an interest in a particular ring, please email me.<br />
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As far as price goes, they all vary....for instance, there is a ring that is Free, one that is $10, a few in the hundreds, and everything in between! It all depends on the time invested and value of the materials. I am planning to keep a few for my personal collection, but all the rest are up for grabs. Each ring will come with a hand numbered and signed certificate of authenticity and a special box.<br />
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Now, I plan to catch up on the rest of my thesis work, and start writing! I have learned so much from this challenge and I will miss it, but it will be nice to concentrate on the other things I need to accomplish before I graduate.<br />
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I will update my blog from time to time with images and info on the progress of my thesis work. "Follow" the blog to get detailed information on when my show will be and the other events I will be hosting in conjunction.....<br />
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Also, stay tuned for a highly likely RING A DAY 2.0....after I graduate, I hope to continue this fun and interesting challenge!!!!!<br />
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Materials: Sterling Silver, Sapphires, and Blue Topaz<br />
Dimensions: 1.25 x .75 x .625 inches<br />
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tabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-25848722250244120512011-12-30T23:39:00.003-05:002013-01-27T16:43:04.883-05:00RING No. 364I spent the entire day in the studio working on today's ring. I have given the ring the name "Ogretta" in memory of my late grandmother, Ogretta Till. The flowers are reminiscent of the arrangement that was at her memorial service (there wasn't a funeral). The floral arrangement was done by Brenda Harley, my former employer and dear friend. She did a wonderful job!!! In the arrangement, there were various shades of pink flowers in several sizes. It represented my grandmother perfectly. There are four flowers in the ring to represent the four roles I saw her in throughout her life: Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother. She excelled in all four! The past seven months have been very rough as I went through the grieving process. (as I have said before, this was the first real loss I have ever had)<br />
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I am still not out of the woods yet, but it is definitely much better now.<br />
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The flowers are made of fine silver, the bands/stems are made of sterling silver, and there are Pink Tourmalines (the larger stones) and Rubies (the smaller stones) set in the center of each flower. One flower has tiny granules of sterling silver around the set stone.<br />
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I vowed to make my grandmother a ring twice (see <a href="http://tabithaott.blogspot.com/2011/05/ring-no-144.html">Ring No. 144</a> and <a href="http://tabithaott.blogspot.com/2011/09/ring-no-264.html">Ring No. 264</a>), but fear of not making one that was "good enough" by my standards and lack of time most days prevented me from doing so until now. I am very happy with the ring and I think she would love it if she saw it.<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Fine Silver, sterling silver, Pink Tourmalines, and Rubies<br />
Dimensions: 1.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 inches<br />
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<span id="goog_234105759"></span><span id="goog_234105760"></span>tabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-83691791533975077132011-12-30T01:40:00.000-05:002011-12-30T01:40:00.032-05:00RING No. 363Wow! I just woke up from the best (and longest) nap ever!.....I only got a few hours of sleep last night and not much on the plane. April picked me up from the airport and we went to the Cleveland Museum of Art, MOCA, and then to Little Italy for dinner and dessert! It was a great day! When I returned I was just so tired that I laid down for a bit and the next thing I knew, I was waking up and it was 12:15!...I really needed the rest.....Tonight's ring is simple because I am still a bit tired, but do not fret! Tomorrow and the next day will be way more awesome since I will have most of the day to complete them.<br />
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Tonight's ring is made from a little painted wooden cat that came in a big bag of assorted things that Dr. Havice gave me. I found some tacky ribbon and made tonight's ring! I call it "Tacky bow with Cool Cat".<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: ribbon, sterling silver, painted wooden cat<br />
Dimensions: 3.75 x 2.5 x 2.75 inches<br />
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Yesterday, Braelynn gave me a purple dolphin. She told me I should make a ring out of if, so today I did! A while back I had an idea about a ring where a dolphin jumps through a hoop and now I finally get to do it! I love serendipity!......I still had a huge bundle of telephone wire, so I used some of it to make the ring and the hoop along with its attachments....I have already packed up all my stuff (my sister is taking me to the airport in less than 3 hrs. so I only had limited tools to work with....I have a photo below that shows them,...<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Rubber dolphin, telephone wire<br />
Dimensions: 2.25 x 3.25 x 1.75 inches<br />
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Today's ring is made of more plastic packaging from my nieces toys.<br />
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Materials: Plastic (packaging from a toy)<br />
Dimensions: 3.25 x 1.5 x .75 inches<br />
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tabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-52563486079937435422011-12-26T21:33:00.000-05:002013-01-27T16:35:37.874-05:00RING No. 360We picked up Braelynn again today so that Susanna could attend a wedding. When we returned to my mom's house, Brae and I played with her "Squinkies" (soft rubber toys that dispense through a gumball-like machine) and then put together some of her awesome new LEGOs....we made a house, two girls, a garden, a fence, a reindeer, a dog, a boat, a car, some flowers, and a sculpture......Some were suggested combinations from the directions, others were our own design :) It was so fun playing with LEGOS! I want to get some of my own so I can build a giant cupcake! hahaha......<br />
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I really love Christmas....scented pine cones, giving people gifts, sentimental music, delicious food, bright colors, lights, and so much more.....I don't want it to be over!....<br />
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I aquired these vintage jingle bells a year or two ago and have not had the chance to use them....Until now! The package reads "1942" and they are in excellent condition except for the coloring on the Red, Green, and Blue (which is rubbing off). I used some brass wire that my mom gave me and made tonight's ring. I love the way jingle bells sound!.........<br />
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Tomorrow I go back to my sister Susanna's in Blythewood...and then I fly out early Thursday morning! I am excited because my good friend April is picking me up and we are going to the Cleveland Museum of Art!<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Vintage Jingle Bells, and brass wire<br />
Dimensions: 1.75 x 1.5 x 1.25 inches<br />
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tabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-40139317827610660532011-12-26T01:00:00.001-05:002011-12-26T01:07:38.469-05:00RING No. 359Merry Christmas!<br />
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I had a great day with my family.....<br />
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Tonight's ring is simple but has an important recommendation....Please Recycle!<br />
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This plastic was once packaging for my niece's gifts.....With so much packaging being thrown out during the holidays as new merchandise is purchased, please recycle cardboard, plastic, and other materials if possible! :)<br />
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There is a photo of some of the packaging my sister saved for me to make today's ring out of....Also, there is a photo of some of the Christmas cookies my family and I made today!<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Repurposed Plastic Packaging<br />
Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1.75 inches<br />
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Well, last night I shot a gun for the first time in my life. I went to a "Turkey Shoot" with my sister and shot at a paper target. I was a bit nervous, but I did it without fear! The object is to get closest (out of a certain number of people that are in a set) to the center of the target and in turn you win a turkey or some other type of meat....I did not do well, hahaha.<br />
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My sister made a delicious breakfast this morning and then we spent the first part of the day baking and preparing food to bring over to my grandfather's house to celebrate christmas eve. We had a wonderful time seeing everyone and eating some delicious food! I came back to Grandy's house after that. My mom and I finished wrapping gifts and listened to Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack...It was fun. :)<br />
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Tonight's ring is made from some old telephone wire I found in the attic at my mom's house that someone once gave me and a red rhinestone my mom gave to me today.<br />
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Materials: telephone wire and rhinestone<br />
Dimensions: 1 x .75 x .5 inch<br />
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Tonight's ring is made from some fluffy pink yarn that I found (she is using it to make Braelynn a blanket).<br />
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Thanks for reading, goodnight :)<br />
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Materials: yarn<br />
Dimensions: 1.75 x .75 x 1.25 inches<br />
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Now I'm back at Britt's and we are about to watch a movie. I used some wrapping paper that was on my mom's gift from Mrs. Janet and some ribbon, thread, and a staple from Brittney. Thanks guys!<br />
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Thanks to Britt for being the hand model for tonight's ring!<br />
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Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Paper, staple, ribbon, and thread<br />
Dimensions: 2.75 x 1.5 x 1 inches<br />
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</div><div>The string came from Dave (his old yo yo string)...Thanks Dave :) </div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm sitting here with my niece braelynn, we are about to go to bed.</div><div><br />
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</div>Materials: Birthday candles, old yo yo string<div>Dimensions: 2.5 x .75 x .75 inch</div><div><br />
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</div>tabithaotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565972445538382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146864966984046694.post-25958967431118283622011-12-20T21:50:00.000-05:002011-12-20T21:50:27.149-05:00RING No. 354Today's ring is made from some old wrinkled Christmas wrapping material.....I think it was a bag or could have been something to wrap around a basket. It makes a lot of noise and is super gaudy. I like it alot. I am pretty tired so I'm going to bed now. <br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight.<br />
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Materials: Old Christmas wrapping material, and plastic<br />
Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.25 x 2.5 inches<br />
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Yesterday I woke up (against my will) to Braelynn(my niece) wanting to go play. I could have used a few more hours of sleep!!! Sid cooked breakfast for Mom, Braelynn, and I. It was delicious! Thanks Sid!<br />
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They soon departed for Charleston (to celebrate their anniversary) and Braelynn and I hung out at the house until Grandy came and got us. We went to his church with him to see a steeple be put on the roof of the church (the people of the church raised almost $3,000 in memory of my Nanu that went towards purchasing it) After we watched that process, my sister Sarah Beth and her husband Chris came to pick Brae and I up. We went out to their house in Norway and spent time with them. It was super fun. I actually got a nap in as well :).....Chris cooked dinner and it was super yummy! I had Pink Chicken for the first time! I got to see all their peacocks (male and female) and their wonderful dogs (Fiona, Penny, Socks, and Tater!) while I was there. Tater is a chinese hairless! Fiona and Penny are great pyranese, and Socks (my fave) is a mix between Great P. and bird dog.....I also got to play a bit of xbox and make a ring out of some items Chris and Sarah gave me.<br />
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Thanks guys!<br />
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The ring is made of a painted steel chain, some of SB's old body jewelry, and some rubber attachements. I think it looks like little medieval weapons! hahaha<br />
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Thanks for reading, I'm going back to bed before Brae wakes up and wants to play!<br />
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Materials: painted steel chain, body jewelry(plastic/surgical steel), and rubber<br />
Dimensions: 2.75 x 1.25 x .375 inches<br />
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Thanks again to Dave for taking me to the airport!<br />
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I arrived in Charlotte last night safe and sound and was picked up by my sister. My flights were all on time, which was awesome. When I left Ohio, there was snow on the ground! But of course it was not like that in the Carolinas!......My first flight was really awesome because as luck would have it, a nice gentleman gave me his First Class seat (He was no longer flying to Atlanta and suggested that I sit there instead of my coach seat). It was super nice! I had more leg room, a complimentary blanket and pillow, and I was offered and provided extra snacks and drinks. I was super comfy and pretty much slept the whole flight.<br />
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Today I slept late (at my sisters) and later came to Orangeburg with Susanna and Robert for the annual Till Christmas gathering. (Till is my moms maiden name) I had a wonderful time! I got to see Ginger(cousin) and Frankie's sweet little boy, Chandler. He was a delight! There are two great grandchildren, Braelynn and Chandler. (Braelynn is my sister Susanna's daughter) I had not seen little Chandler since my grandmother's memorial service back in June. He was a newborn then!<br />
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This is the first christmas since Nanu's passing. I missed her very much at the party, but there was alot of kindness and love present this year. I think that some of us have grown closer and good things have come out of the loss of my grandma. There were alot of people there tonight and tons of good food. My favorite was my aunt Connie's red velvet cupcakes!!!!!<br />
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It was so good seeing all my cousins and catching up with them. After the party, my mom, Brae, and I came back to mom's house and hung out for a bit. I got a chance to unpack and talk with mom about the schedule for the next two weeks.<br />
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I am excited for Christmas! I have some awesome gifts to give! I cannot wait to see the look on my family members faces when they see the goodies I searched for/made for them. This is literally my favorite part of christmas, is giving special gifts to the special people I care about. With the over commercialization of the holidays, I have grown more and more interested in either handcrafting gifts or searching long and hard for that special something to give, something that they will use/love/cherish for years. I used to LOVE going shopping for people, but anymore I enjoy getting on ebay, etsy, or just getting into my studio to find/create something really unique/special. Something else I have been trying to do more and more is customization....for instance, I purchased a scarf for someone (on clearance) but to make it all the more awesome, I am hand embroidering their initials on it!....I found an awesome yo-yo for Dave and then engraved his nickname on it!.....I urge you to customize things! It can be very easy to embroider, paint, engrave/score, or mark(with sharpie) on a simple object to elevate it to another level of cool!<br />
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Ok, enough of my rambling.....Tonight's ring is made from some foam that my mom gave me, some old sequins, markers, and silver thread. I made a crafty Christmas tree ring! The sequins are meant to resemble ornaments and a star. On the back of the ring it reads "Till Christmas 2011". The little silver dots from the sewing of the sequins resemble little lights. I had a wonderful time today and so I needed to commemorate it! I am so thankful for my wonderful family! How lucky am I!<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: foam, sequins, marker, and metallic thread<br />
Dimensions: 4 x 2.5 x .125 inches<br />
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Today's ring is made from vintage keys that have been cut and shined, The chain was found and there are brass jump rings. I still have a lot to do before I leave, so it was a quick ring again today.<br />
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Thanks for reading! Have a Nice Day! :)<br />
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Materials: Old keys, found Chain, and Brass<br />
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"Oh Christmas Frogs, Oh Christmas Frogs, how lovely are thy webbed feet!"<br />
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Here we have a few Merry Christmas Frogs along with some beads and a jingle bell. Thanks to Dr. Havice for the jingle bell and the frogs! (they used to be earrings) and thanks to Sam Di Tamoso for the green beads!<br />
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I'm sitting here in my studio with April and we are laughing about silly and serious things. I am so glad she came into town and decided to visit with me a bit!<br />
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It has been a long week and a long day....I am pretty tired....tomorrow I fly out of Akron, I am super pumped!<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: found plastic, found chain, jingle bell, and sterling silver<br />
Dimensions: 3 x 3 x .5 inches<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Leather<br />
Dimensions: 2 x 1.25 x .5 inch<br />
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I call this ring "Burden".<br />
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I'm pretty sure my mom gave this balloon to me. It is turned inside-out....the other side reads "Rite Aid"..Thanks mom!<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight<br />
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Materials: latex balloon, plastic<br />
Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 2 inches<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Steel wire, found bead<br />
Dimensions: 3.25 x 1.5 x .5 inches<br />
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I went to bed early last night and woke up this morning earlier than usual. I came to school and summed up my Co-Op duties from the Jewelry Sale we just wrapped up on Friday. I wrote checks and then went to make a deposit. After that I met quickly with a student and then went home. I had some really cool packages come in the mail today! ....Christmas gifts and such! I spent most of the day working on finishing my paper for Art History. I finally finished! After I was done I came into the studio to make a ring and work on a few other things.<br />
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Today's ring is made from found plastic, pearls (from a necklace that was given to me long ago), and sterling silver.<br />
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Materials: Sterling silver, pearls, found plastic<br />
Dimensions: 1 x 1 x .625 inch<br />
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The aluminum part at the top is made from lids of yogurt and applesauce. The gray plastic part is some found plastic, and the bottom is steel wire that someone gave me a long while ago (a giant spool)<br />
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Materials: found plastic, steel, repurposed aluminum (lids from yogurt and apple sauce), and thread<br />
Dimensions: 2.25 x 2 x 2.5 inches<br />
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A few weeks back Dr. Havice gave me a bag of goodies to use in my work. I haven't gone through all of it yet, but I did look through a few boxes and I found this vintage painted wooden parrot. (It used to be an earring)<br />
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I attached sterling silver wire to him and voila! The "Pet Parrot Ring"!<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Found object, sterling silver<br />
Dimensions: 2 x 1.25 x .5 inches<br />
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Thanks for reading, Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: found plastic, monofilament, and piece of an LCD screen (ipod)<br />
Dimensions: 2.5 x 1 x .125 inch<br />
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I have been hearing about many awesome opportunities! I wish I could try and participate in everything, but saying no is a good idea sometimes. More details on the specific opportunities later!<br />
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We just finished casting and now I'm about to head home to work on finishing my research paper that is due tomorrow at noon. Wish me luck!<br />
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Tonight's ring is made from scraps of acrylic that Danielle gave me last semester. She had fan parts laser cut and then assembled them. The leftover scraps (that were cut out by the laser) are fitted snugly inside a rubber piece that came on a pen. It is made into a ring with a rubber band.<br />
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I cannot wait until this paper is done! I can finally have more time to make rings and to work on my thesis work!<br />
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Thanks for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Plastic scraps, found rubber, rubber band<br />
Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.25 x .5 inches<br />
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After the presentation, we came back to the studio to discuss our readings, then I did a few things around the studio and went to the GSS meeting. They served a yummy lunch and I actually got to speak to the senate on behalf of the committee I helped to start. It was a very interesting and thought provoking meeting today with topics and items of business that had me steady jotting down notes. After the meeting, I went back to the studio and then home. I have a research paper due on Friday and still have a good bit of work to do. I worked for a while and then came back to the studio to make my ring and help my students with their casting.<br />
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Ring No. 341, "Serres on Love", is simple (because of time constraints) but represents something very important that stuck in my head from the reading I did for Art History Class (Land & Environmental Art) that was discussed on Monday. The excerpts that I am quoting below comes from <i>Natural Contract</i> by Michel Serres. Serres(French) was a philosopher and author. The writing is all about how we should have a "Natural Contract" so as to preserve the earth instead of destroying it. Throughout the semester we read many different things most all of which had to do with Ecology. I found it to be very eye-opening and refreshing.<br />
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Ring No. 341 is formed into one of the simplest shapes there is, a heart. It is meant to illustrate how easy (even as hard as it may seem to love certain people) it is to show and give love to everyone and everything (after all, Its free to Love!).....<br />
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"Without love, there are no ties or alliances. Here, finally, are the two double laws. Love one another, this is our first law. For two thousand years, this is the only one that has been able to help us avoid, at least for a few moments, hell on earth. This contractual obligation is divided into a local law asking us to love our neighbors and a global law requiring us to love at least humanity, if we do not believe in a God. It is impossible to separate the two precepts, under penalty of hatred. Loving only one's neighbors or one's own kind leads to the team, the sect, to gangsterism and racism; loving men as a group, while exploiting one's neighbors and kin, is the typical hypocrisy of preachy moralists. This first law remains silent about mountains and lakes for it speaks to men about men as if there were no world. Here then is the second law, which asks us to love the world. This contractual obligation is divided into the old local law that attaches us to the ground where our ancestors lie, and a new global law that no legislator, as far as I know, has written, which requires of us the universal love of the physical Earth. It is impossible to separate the two precepts, under penalty of hatred. Loving the whole Earth while laying waste the neighboring landscape, this is the typical hypocrisy of moralists who restrict the law to men and to language, which men alone use and master; loving only one's own land leads to inexpiable wars caused by the passions of belonging."<br />
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"There is nothing real but love, and no other law." <i>- Michel Serres</i><br />
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I challenge you to Love! :)<br />
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Thank you for reading! Goodnight!<br />
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Materials: Sterling Silver<br />
Dimensions: 1.25 x 1.5 x .03125 inch<br />
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