It is some time now that i posted last time… there has much happened in that time.
basicly i have rented an huge old warehouse/house building. we can live there, i can have my studios there, plus, and that is what i where dreaming loooooong time now about, i can open an arts and crafts school for under privileged young adults. there is a lot to do.
see here http://www.hut-building.blogspot.com
After the month of working so hard for making enough pieces for the gallery walk. After that big event i realy needed some resting time and i did not feeled like making new pieces. My head still has been to full of all the pieces i made and there has been no space in me to create new ones.
Today has been the first day, where i made some nice jewelry. I’m glad, i’m back in shape to do it…YES!
here i will show you some of my newest items, i hope you like them as i do.
here is one more ring i made this days. I have not listed it yet on etsy. but ou can have a peek
925 Sterling Silver, with two 18 Karat gold bubbles. partly oxidized, partly shiny
BUT some people may be just a pain in the … backside… with too much lazy time and no energy for realy importand things. they comment over comment just for the big nothingness…
realy, i have no big problem if somebodys opinion is that they THINK without KNOWING me, that i’m a racist. in fact, i’m not. and if i post here just to spread out my happiness that something in germany is ON THE WAY to change, than it is MY opinion to say the things how I feel and see them.
We all have an opinion about things, some more, some less. some right and some wrong. BUT it is ALLWAYS our own and personally opinion. And that is what makes people and life DIFFERENT from any other persons life.
So, blogs are not the spot to just stalk somebody for an (harmless) opinion. and if somebody things that his mama is or was an black-german supermodel… honestly, i have no idea who that could be because i never have seen an GERMAN black supermodel in germany. ther may be some normal black models, but NOT that i KNOW that there is such a thing like a black german supermodel IN germany being high successfull… I may be wrong, but than, please somebody just post an link to this super models so that i can learn and change my mind.
but there is a lot of proof about racism in germany. what does not mean that other countries do not have seem or similar problems. hell, no. BUT germans who do not look like native germans, may have it easier in some other countries to live in. THAT is an feeling for any person individualy. and i’m sorry to say that, because i love germany a lot, i feel better in the US than i ever feeled in germany.
For the fake John.stetmon person… i almost have the feeling that you are an woman… living in florida… at the beach in st. petersburg… but i may be wrong and since you gave an fake e mail adress (i do not know how i feel about that…) there is no proof of nothing.
but, it is YOUR opinion and you can feel free to think and mind what ever you want. my blog is moderated in commenting, and that gives me the power to eleminate all posts who are under the belt line or who are spam. i think nobody wants to see the viagra or hostess comments…smile
I hope that everybody will have an great week, with lots of peace and good times.
From all the work for the art stroll i seems to be more tired right now than i where thinking. i just could right fall in my bed a nd take one and a half nice naps.
I have not worked yet and not created new pieces. at the end of this week i should be fit like a sneaker again. now i just want to sleep and rest.
Tomorrow morning my favorite gallery is showing up to buy a lot of my new jewelry pieces. i have not updatet the etsy nor the blog the last week. I will do this days.
i have many new pieces i did last week but i have been too exhaustet to make pics or even think much about them.
and here is a nice coupon for you guys. A little gift from me, for 1 great year Asheville. Hopefully you have a use for a nd can make yourself or somebody you love, a nice gift.
Enjoy
i think this is the most tired time i’m in lately. i work like a maniac. getting all done before the stroll (that is our asheville river arts district studio walk), and at the seem time making many new pieces. i have 2 studios here at the building. they are almost the seem size. pretty big. one i have used more as a storage space than for any other better reason. we are cleaning and straighten that out also. i let an other artist use it.
that studio is the first at one hallway and i did not wanted to have it empty/closed for this event. it looks strange to have it unwelcoming at that hallway. other artist have their studio deeper in that hallway. anyway, today i found the charger from my digital DVD camera. i bought that one in 2006, thay have been pretty new with recording direct on DVD and not tape anymore. i used to make instruction movies. to buy that camera has been a quick-and-not-think buy. my computer has not been ready to be able to read this little DVD’s, so i never used it realy. i recorded one DVD and than, because i was not able to look at it, i putted it somewhere and almost forgott about it.
now i found it back and my laptop is able to red the DVD’s, so i can record again. i have an camera with tape also, but, ehhhhm, i have no clue where the supplies from that are either. it is a shame what all technique is flying around in boxes and spaces. slow but secure, i find more and more stuff i now have a good use for.
its gone late this night again. i hanged frames on the wall to hang the earrings in the frames as display. it looks great so far. still somewhat a lot to do.
i also started to care an tiny bit more for my fitness. i started running. it is way to hot outside and i hate to run in the darkness alone around. we have a dog training area here at the building. i just go a nd run around that. my butt has been so lazy lately. it feels great to feel that there re still some muscles hidden underneath the … ehhhhhm … hippgold…
i made a nice kitsch pair of earrings. copper with sterling silver. i love t hem. to not have it too mainstream i hanged them an bit crooked. i think they are great
4 more days and the big day is here. still there is much to do but i can see the end. it is pretty interisting for me to see what i have missed to care for the last 6 or 8 month. i feel bad. not really, i know myself pretty well. i’m a mess. but because i’m such a mess, i have so much material i can work with. often i lost new ordered supplies and materials. i did them to s uch a save place that i never found it again. well, i somewhen found all that stuff when i moved to the US and had to go over everything and all.
what a great thing to find hundrets of sterling silver earhooks, sterling silver sheets, sterling silver wires… even gold sheet and gold wire… all payed, all mine and great for working with. special since i’m way more poor than back in that days when i bought all that stuff…lol so, bad things often can have a happy ending.
but still, a lot to clean and organize. but it will be ok.
Yes, i had apretty creative busy weekend. lots of new items are ready to be owned from other people. i love to see when customers are picking up the right things for them. it is easy than to let the items go.
here is one more jewelry item for Male. Perhaps it is unisex because all woman at the building who had a glimpse loved it.
I’m working way more than i sleep. it’s getting rough lately. The River Art Stroll, our Art walk, s just 1 week away and there has to be done soooo super much and more.
I ahve to prepare the studio in a way that is looks great. have to hide my mess and produce a lot. I’m pretty sure i will do great, but it is a lot of work to make that working out.
I made many inexpensive items aswell. Fot the easy quick shopping decision. And i’m working to have my masculine jewelry show in 2 weeks. Lots to do.
Today i got a nice present from a neighbor. i found his credit card on the street and where bringing it to him. its a normal thing to do. i did not even think much about it because it belonged to him. He has been so thankful that i almost feeled bad. he brought me a big gift basket, full of fruits and chocolates and offered over and over again, that in case i would need something… neh, i do not need anything. just would hope somebody would bring my card back also, if i ever would lose it. no big deal.
now i have more chocolate than i should ever eat, i may just abke a cake in bake it in. cake with real big chocolat chunks in…i like the idea.
here is one more pic from the last items i did. i have to make more pics this days. but there has not been much time.
Janice! Congratulation. You won one of my pendants! Please send me your mail adress.
Thank you Sonja
I used to walk alot, back in europe. i never had a car. i never wantet one because i dislike cars. whenever i was able to walk, i walked. places more far away, i taked my bike all what was to far for me to take te bike i used the scooter.
so, mostly i did not needed to use the scooter because all was mostly in walking distance.
since i’m in the US, the problem is, that you need some-kind-of vehicle. i had a car back in oklahoma and i was glad that i have been able to get rid of it when i moved to asheville. here i bought a scooter.
it is easy going but bad for my body. slowley i’m gaining more and more weight and from all day sitting a nd working and creating, i do not get ANY exercises at all. lots of hipgold around my middle body part. all payed for with dr. pepper.
sodas, high fructose corn syrup…that must be made by the devil. it makes me fat and lazy. but it tasts good.
now i have started to run an bit. to not overwhelm myself and bring me in the situation where i have to fail, i start with 2 minutes running cycles. i do it 2 or 3 times a day for just 2 minutes each time. this way, my body will get used slow to be moved and shaked. and if i’m glad, than it will make my body shrink an little bit. and perhaps, my flat butt will get some muscles again also.
i have not updated new items on etsy yet. but i made some nice new items. but i think i go runn for 2 minutes, before i will list something. i have to keep it constantly so that my body will change somewhat
one big ring
I’m german. I’m black. at least somewhat. german white mother and a black american soldier had some fun and i was born. simple.
my whole life i felt wrong. and germany, or better, europe, is not the best place for a black human being. at least it makes life difficult and you have to think to much. like where better not to go to not come in trouble and such.
anyway. there is a show, called…germany next model by heidi klum. basicly something like american idol, but with good looking girls.
there are normally not black girls apply for this show because they know they have not many chances. this time there have been some in tat show. at the end there has been left over one girl, blond and blue eyes, and a black girl with black eyes.
hmmmm, everybody has thought the blond one will winn that contest. so all seemed to be clear. but, surprise surprise, happen what nobody ever thought about, the black girl won.
now, the specialists on modeling are talking about her chances to become able to make it and last as a model. they now say, she will not be able to be a model for long time. guess what, the reason is that they think that companies would not hire her because nobody can asimilate with her…
i’m glad that finanly europe is going in the right direction, i’m glad that i needed to become only 40 to see that happen, but i’m also glad that i’m not living anymore there…
it is great to be in a country where black and white have chances to do what they want to do… (even i know that here are issues too)
Since peole allways asking me how this works, here is a movie i found on youtube. its well done and explaines the whole process. I think i go ahead and seek for more good instruction movies for you guys.
Our huge gigantic studio stroll is just 2 weeks away, so I have 2 more weeks to:
make many new items clean up my working area clean up my gallery area
and be relaxed.
i can pretty much see how it will end up. me working the whole night, before that big event to hook all up and make everything pretty (and still not all will be done) and than being tired the whole daya nd wishing there would be some time for taking 2 and a half naps.
i can not even tell WHY it s such a desaster with me and making the thing ready in time. there has been (and still is) plenty of time to make all work out.
but i know me better than i want and so i know, it all will (somehow) work out the night before… i wished i just could change my ME sometimes, just fore reasons like this.
