Day 5 - Fandom Snowflake Challenge
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elrhiarhodan
Day 5
In your own space, share something non-fannish you are passionate about with your fannish friends.
We are awesome in our passion for fandom but we are more than that. We are vibrant multi-faceted people. Yes, you too. Share a little bit of that, if you can, according to your comfort level.
I am passionate about a lot of things - and I could break the character limit describing all of them. But for the purposes of this challenge, I'm going to limit myself to just two.
Japanese Art Deco Porcelain
I am a collector, which should not ever be confused with being a horder. I collect a number of different things - crystaline glaze pottery, hand-blown perfume bottles, early 20th century Scandinavian enamel jewelry, various types of art work. But these are small collections - with the exception of the jewelry (which fits into two smallish archival boxes), the number of items in each collection is less than a dozen.
My big collection is my porcelain. I'm not talking about the dinnerware/dishware that you may have included in your wedding registry. What I collect is called "Fancyware" - small items (vases, trays, vanity and smoke sets) that were made between 1926 and 1931. I've been collecting since the early '90s - it started with a small, and to my eyes beautiful-funky, wall vase that I bought at a country auction, and exploded during the heyday of eBay as an antiques/collectibles marketplace.
I am so passionate about this stuff that I publish a quarterly newsletter about it.
This is one of the most prized pieces in my collection:
Jewelry
I've been fascinated with the sparklies for as long as I can remember, and when I'm fascinated by something, I have this urge to create.
While I have taken classes in the basic metalsmithing arts, my love these days is for beading. I am a self-taught beader - having picked it up as a hobby after graduating law school. I work mostly with natural materials: semi-precious stone and pearls. While my style is on the raw and organic side (a friend occasionally describes my creations as "carnivorous"), my technique is old-school. I use silk and hand knot:
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A few years ago, I "discovered" the technique of kumihimo - 8-strand Japanese braiding and have been exploring how to best integrate it with beading:
This is one of my "tamer" pieces:
And my more advant-garde work:
I've been fascinated with the sparklies for as long as I can remember, and when I'm fascinated by something, I have this urge to create.
While I have taken classes in the basic metalsmithing arts, my love these days is for beading. I am a self-taught beader - having picked it up as a hobby after graduating law school. I work mostly with natural materials: semi-precious stone and pearls. While my style is on the raw and organic side (a friend occasionally describes my creations as "carnivorous"), my technique is old-school. I use silk and hand knot:
.A few years ago, I "discovered" the technique of kumihimo - 8-strand Japanese braiding and have been exploring how to best integrate it with beading:
This is one of my "tamer" pieces:
And my more advant-garde work:
So, yeah - I'm passionate about a lot of things - mostly expensive things. One of the nicest aspects of fandom (other than the people and the creativity) is that it's so darn cheap!
NOTE: I had no entry for Day 4 of the Challenge because it didn't require a journal entry. But for the record, the challenge was to reach out and friend/contact someone you admire. I "liked" Patricia McKillip on Facebook.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:12 pm (UTC)I like looking at jewelry and I'm especially a fan of Lalique and other designers inspired by them.
cheers
nieseryjna
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:18 pm (UTC)What a lovely, lovely compliment. I would be honored.
The necklace is actually called the Green Bitch Goddess. The green beads are peridot, 3.5mm at the widest. The holes in the beads are too small for even the finest needle. I sat in front of a halogen lamp and threaded all 220 beads manually.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:34 pm (UTC)btw. beads are made from what? is that glass (looks like it)
nieseryjna
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:42 pm (UTC)