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100 Day Project 2022

February 13, 2022March 31, 2022 Julique

Welcome to my #The100DayProject2022 journey.

I think that having a project like the #The100DayProject assists with making a practice become a habit.

My #The100DayProject2022 is less restrictive that last year’s as I (surprise surprise) was trying to fit too much into it!

My goal is to complete my half completed creative projects and utilise the materials that I have previously purchased.

Some of these materials were purchased for specific pieces in mind and others with the aim to learn to use or experiment with.

I plan to reflect on progress and results in a weekly blog.

So ultimately, this year will have a zero cost output but will have the bonus result of #decluttering, #refining and #learning in my daily practice.

My #socialmedia posts may show #WIP, #reflection or completed results. Some may simply be doodles or inspirational posts.

Unfinished projected – earrings and pendants

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Stripes and Unfinished Business

February 23, 2021May 11, 2021 Julique

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Today’s gift tag is created using the stripes from a leftover veneer – stripes on an teardrop base. The writeable part of the tag has a dusty pink acrylic layer with delicate white and yellow flowers.

Unfinished business – earrings

The ‘unfinished business’ is a pair of earrings that have been waiting for inspiration since December last year. I had the base and top layer made from polymer clay. I have been experiementing with how to combine metals and wire wrap into my polymer clay work.

The Result

Earrings: A layer of polymer clay stripes. Hammered silver between the base layer and the stripes layer. Then the three sections are attached with wire and seed beeds to anchor the three layers together.

Stripes 3 layered drop earrings (hammering)
Stripes 3 layered drop earrings (back)

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Hearts

February 14, 2021March 26, 2021 Julique

Today is Valentine’s Day. It isn’t a day that I celebrate but in keeping with the theme of the day, today’s #100days post is about hearts.

This is a heart peg built on a wooden base. I have used mixed media to create it – souffle pens, alcohol inks, acrylic paints and heat set gem. I like the grunge effect from the alcohol inks.

I have also decided to make some gift card bases, so that I am able to create ‘one step ahead‘ (for at least a month) in this challenge.

The following images are of the items I have created using the heart as a theme.

Bag tag
Wall hanging
Key chain
Brooch
Brooch (showing the textured back and pin)
Key chain
Heart Gift Card
Polymer Heart Peg

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Delicate Pinks

February 13, 2021March 26, 2021 Julique

Flowers and delicate pinks – inspiration results in a pale pink garden ornament (bird), bowl and gift tag.

Despite not really being a ‘pink’ girl, I do seem to make a pink of art and jewellery with it. It enhances the palettes I work with and some of my favourite pieces are designed with the shades and tints of pink.

Front view of the bowl
Textured petals
Textured dots
Back view of the bird with featured heart and textured surface
Featured heart
With a writeable surface on the gift tag
Gift tag

Today’s gift tag came from a piece of work that I have been thinking about for at least a year. It was the creation of another piece that inspired me to actually work on the blue bowl with the blends resulting from the pale pink bird garden ornament.

Gift tag – pink, white and brown palette

Mokume gane pinks
Mokume gane pendant ‘In the Pink’
Garden ornament – ‘Two birds in the hand’
Pendant created using polymer clay mokume gane and alcohol inks
Oval slab earrings – layered dots
Square drop earrings (slab)
Painted dots – dangles
River rock earrings
Embellish a gift
Pink and orange dangles polymer clay
Steampunk pink choker
Angles and textures – Mixed media pendant
Angles and textures pendant – mixed media

Samples of my work using the pink colour or pink elements.

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Greens

February 12, 2021March 26, 2021 Julique

I have always been drawn to specific colours. I went through a phase of only wearing purple clothes or yellow, green or black clothes . I still wear a lot of black clothes but love colourful scarves and wraps.

I still find myself predominately drawn to purples and greens.

Day 12 is about the greens. I am surrounded by green. I love walking in the rainforests. Green is such a calming colour.

This piece is a predominately green gift tag – polymer and alcohol inks.

Some of my work featuring shades of green

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Flowers and Textures

February 12, 2021March 26, 2021 Julique

… thought that I will aim to stay with my original 100 day project intentions but will create gift tags using a palette inspired by each day.

This piece (gift tag) inspired by the purples of the tibouchina flowers.

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The 100 Day Project 2021

February 12, 2021May 11, 2021 Julique3 Comments

It is the last day of the 100 days project and I have updated my images and considered where I ended up. Initially, I thought that my #100daysproject would be holistic in approach (see further down). I found myself with mini-themes over the course of the 100 days.

My focus moved from the medium of polymer clay to using gift tags and cards.

My project involved:

Walking mindfully in nature/garden each day for inspiration
Design focusing on visual elements – texture, line, ”dots and spots” and in the completed form
Focus on using polymer clay, pens and paints as the primary mediums

It was easier to manage the project in mini-series of themes or areas of exploration.

These emerged: