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About Me
- jules
- mother of two, boys aged 24 and 26, dont know or cant remember my true hair colour. love meeting new people and learning new things, love long bus journies and walks, never know what you might discover on the way.
Sunday 12 December 2010
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Broken camera,dampened spirits...
I am feeling rather down hearted at the moment, I have half a new collection of jewellery pieces and no camera to record them with!
I also have a collection of illustrations, 'The Bird House' collection and The Secret Garden collection, and again no way of getting them onto the computer. My scanner is incompatible with my laptop apparently, sooooo frustrating. Still onwards and upwards - I will find a way xxx
I also have a collection of illustrations, 'The Bird House' collection and The Secret Garden collection, and again no way of getting them onto the computer. My scanner is incompatible with my laptop apparently, sooooo frustrating. Still onwards and upwards - I will find a way xxx
Thursday 22 July 2010
A new collection emerges!
I am in the process of creating a new collection of art pieces, based on brooches and the way that small portraits are framed and hung. They are decoupaged watch crystals encased in black fine crochet threaded with white fleece, the fleece gives the crochet frames a dusty ' under-the-cupboard' loook. A title still escapes me - but I have produced five pieces so far.
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Artist Statement; A bit about my work!
I am a mixed media artist-maker; I combine jewellery techniques with 'found' objects, fleece and crochet to create unique adornments and decorative objects, rather than traditional jewellery. I also make small hanging installations.
Crochet forms the main body of my work; in fact it has become something of an addiction. The crochet appears delicate and fragile; I use very tiny hooks, from 0.6 mm and 2.0 mm and very fine yarn.This combined with various found objects means that each piece is unique. Objects such as marbles, beads, bones, feathers, labels and wax are mixed with jewellery pieces and framed and contained within the delicate and seemingly fragile crochet 'pods' and 'nests'. I regard each piece as a visual poem.
I am inspired by Victoriana, Memento Mori and Mourning Jewellery, my themes are concealed memories and guilty secrets. I aim to evoke a series of emotions in the viewer, from sorrow to regret, from revulsion to morbid fascination.
Crochet forms the main body of my work; in fact it has become something of an addiction. The crochet appears delicate and fragile; I use very tiny hooks, from 0.6 mm and 2.0 mm and very fine yarn.This combined with various found objects means that each piece is unique. Objects such as marbles, beads, bones, feathers, labels and wax are mixed with jewellery pieces and framed and contained within the delicate and seemingly fragile crochet 'pods' and 'nests'. I regard each piece as a visual poem.
I am inspired by Victoriana, Memento Mori and Mourning Jewellery, my themes are concealed memories and guilty secrets. I aim to evoke a series of emotions in the viewer, from sorrow to regret, from revulsion to morbid fascination.
Commissions for New Work Anyone?
I would just like to mention to anyone who maybe interested that my work is for sale, prices on application, and I do take commissions. My work can be viewed on Flickr and on Facebook, and some is on this blog.
Sunday 11 July 2010
New name for my business!!!
I now have a new name for my jewellery and objects 'business'; 'Memories in Twine' I had a brainstorm last week whilst on Facebook, and created a page for my pieces and thought of the name, I am rather proud of it, it has a lovely play on words and sums up my ethos completely... talk about blowing my own trumpet, lol.
Tuesday 6 July 2010
A brief description of Miss Havisham, from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
She was dressed in rich materials - satins, and lace, and silks - all of white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair, and she had bridal flowers in her hair, but her hair was white. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands, and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses, less splendid than the dress she wore, and half-packed trunks were scattered about. She had not quite finished dressing, for she had but one shoe on - the other was on the table near her hand - her veil was half arranged, her watch and chain were not
put on, and some lace for her bosom lay with these trinkets and with her handkerchief and gloves, and some flowers, and a prayer book, all confusedly heaped about the looking glass.
.......and everything within my view that ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow.
I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes.
Monday 5 July 2010
This poem by Sylvia Plath seemed to fit the mood of my new collection of jewellery 'objects':
My thoughts are crabbed and sallow,
My tears like vinegar,
Or the bitter, blinking yellow
Of an acetic star.
Tonight the caustic wind, love
Gossips late and soon,
And I wear the wry-faced pucker
Of the sour lemon moon.
While like an early summer plum,
Puny, green and tart,
Droops upon it's wizened stem
My lean, unripened heart.
Sunday 4 July 2010
Saturday 3 July 2010
Some new photographs of newish work
I have taken some new and better photographs of my newest collection; Fragments of a Jilted Mind. I hope you like them!
Thursday 1 July 2010
I am back!
Sorry that I have not posted any new blogs lately, but I have ben away doing all sorts of things, sadsly most of them are not that interesting. My allotment has taken up a lot of time, and is beginning to earn it's keep. It actually looks like an allotment now, filled with things growing. I have courgettes, peas, beans, lettuces, peppers, leeks, and potatoes,ooh and onions chives and tomatoes, exciting!!! I have also started a flickr page and a facebook fan page for my work.
Friday 9 April 2010
butterfly collector one:
butterfly collector one:
Originally uploaded by juliegeorgina
A piece from the Small tokens collection, the collection consists of three framed pieces inspired by the Victorian love tokens left by young mothers for their babies at the Foundling hospital, in London.
butterfly wings one
butterfly wings one
Originally uploaded by juliegeorgina
A piece from the Small tokens collection, 2010.
for you ....
for you ....
Originally uploaded by juliegeorgina
This is part of a framed collection called 'Some small tokens of my affection'.
'Remnants of a Jilted Bride'
'Remnants of a Jilted Bride'
Originally uploaded by juliegeorgina
This is from a new collection inspired by Miss Haversham, entitled 'Remnants of a Jilted Bride', There are several neckpieces in the collection all waiting to be photographed and posted!!
Saturday 20 March 2010
At last, here is some new work; The Miss Haversham Collection' 2010!
Here for your delectation and approval,(I hope) is some new crochet jewellery, consisting of neck pieces and pocket lockets, these combine traditional crochet with found objects and lost and found hearts. I am very satisfied with the outcome and hope every one else is!!!!
Monday 8 March 2010
Thursday 25 February 2010
Wednesday 17 February 2010
A little box of eyes.
I am in the middle of completing some new collections: one is inspired by Miss Haversham, a character from Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations', the other is created around things that were literally 'found'. I always pick up interesting items that I find dropped in the street, I have odd ear-rings, broken chains' bracelets, and a collection of various 'hearts' that have obviously fallen off pendants and bracelets. I have decided to build a crocheted collection of objects combining these 'lost' hearts. I am at a loss as to a title at the moment; I am thinking maybe 'lost and found' or 'broken hearts' but these seem a little cliched, any contributions to a witty title would be much appreciated. The title of this post 'a little box of eyes' comes from my partner finding a box of 'stuff' that is in my horde, it is a little plastic container full of 'googly' animal eyes, on picking it up Terry declared 'oh look, 'a little box of eyes' !!! I just loved the sound of it!!!!
Tuesday 5 January 2010
I am feeling very positive about this year. I have an invitation to One Year On at New Designers, I am doing new work, and intend to join the Society of Designer Craftsmen this year. I was invited to join last year but financial difficulties and family problems meant that I never took up the invitation. I also joined 'every creative', and I am on My space and Face book. My work is crochet, combining 'found' objects and jewellery techniques, I am also looking for a job!!
My great-niece was diagnosed with Leukaemia a few months ago, and she is only three years old. She is due to undergo severe chemo in the next few weeks, my thoughts are continuously with her and her mum, my niece KATIE, who has been incredibly brave throughout. My sister is doubly courageous as they are both her babies, her grand daughter and daughter, both going through so much.
Families are so strong in a crisis and pull together. I am due to become a Grandmother myself in August this year. My eldest son is about to become a father at 26!!! A hopeful year indeed.
My great-niece was diagnosed with Leukaemia a few months ago, and she is only three years old. She is due to undergo severe chemo in the next few weeks, my thoughts are continuously with her and her mum, my niece KATIE, who has been incredibly brave throughout. My sister is doubly courageous as they are both her babies, her grand daughter and daughter, both going through so much.
Families are so strong in a crisis and pull together. I am due to become a Grandmother myself in August this year. My eldest son is about to become a father at 26!!! A hopeful year indeed.
Sunday 3 January 2010
Hello to all, I trust every one had a Merry Christmas and a Jolly New Year! I am full of new year resolutions, how about you? My first action was to visit my allotment, I only recently acquired it, so it's just mud and dead things at the moment. I, however, have high hopes for my little patch - so watch this space.
On the work front, I will be searching twice as hard for a job, any job, just to keep me in the red so that I can continue with my crochet work and drawings, and I need to re-decorate the house and re-organise the garden.
I have high hopes for this year, cynicism usually moves back in around May!! It is all spring cleaning at the moment, for both home and body! xxxxx
On the work front, I will be searching twice as hard for a job, any job, just to keep me in the red so that I can continue with my crochet work and drawings, and I need to re-decorate the house and re-organise the garden.
I have high hopes for this year, cynicism usually moves back in around May!! It is all spring cleaning at the moment, for both home and body! xxxxx
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