Meanwhile in my Workshop
I’ve been a little scattered these past months last through months jumping from beading to quilting to casting glass to polymer clay and crocheting without much focus. I’ve also […]
Category Archives: art from recycled materials
My First Quilt
I did not plan to make this quilt. I wanted new quilts or comforters for my bedroom but could not justify buying new ones when the old ones were perfectly […]
Dolores Poacelli: No Relationship without Tension
I was at Art in the Open walking by the Schuylkill toward the Waterworks when I saw a woman working on this interesting piece “How cool,” I thought. I went […]
Bob’s Garden, May 2011
Passers By look into the koi pond. It’s early in the season, but Bob’s garden is already underway. There are new fish in the koi pond, a big, happy turtle, […]
The Story of Nomge
One theme I try to address in this blog is how “big history” (the kind you study in school) and “little history” (personal and family history) affect the creative process. The […]
Jewelry from the Trash Can
I have been exploring textile arts and learning techniques for incorporating them into jewelry. And making up a few of my own. The bracelets below are from recycled materials: old […]
The Fabric Workshop: A Philadelphia Treasure
I recently had the opportunity to see an exhibit at the new home of the Fabric Workshop and Museum . It’s a roomy, comfortable space that takes up several buildings […]
Mixing It Up
This year, I’ve gone from a metal and soldering frenzy to a lamp working frenzy, to a glass and ceramics tumbling frenzy, to a glass fusing frenzy, to a felting […]
Collage Jewelry
First I cut the clear glass and a piece of stained glass (from scraps) for the back. The tiny collages come from my scrap paper collection- magazines, menus, calligraphy, newspapers, […]
How did You use Milk Crates in College?
Ok, so maybe Joe Girandola is not in college anymore. In fact, he’s a sculptor and teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Sometimes I walk up Broad […]
