http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists wire-jewelry-artists Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:41:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twisted wire can add style, dimension, and elegance, flash or fun to a wire jewelry design.  Sometimes twisted wire is a major player, placed where it is to be seen and sometimes it is added in obscure places to add interest to a design such as within the sides of ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/229/getting-twisted/ Copper is a heavy, chemical element found naturally in the earth and has a ‘soft’ hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, (talc is #1 as softest and hardest diamond is #10). Copper is almost indestructible and as such, artifacts and relics showing its’ use throughout the ages have ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/215/a-few-words-about-copper/ While attending a St Jude’s benefit show, Charley was blown away by the jewelry creations of Dale ‘Cougar’ Armstrong and asked to take classes.  That was three years ago and now, to relax during "downtime" from her real job of making parts for American army tanks, Charley enjoys making wire ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/211/charley-key/ Over the past several months I have spent quite a lot of time in Utah, most of it between the Wire-Sculpture offices and warehouse.  As a serious rockhound and ‘outdoors person’ this has been extremely difficult for me, because I have had no time off to explore the beautiful countryside ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/177/the-spiral-jetty/ I’ve presented the title to this article as a quote because it has been my email  ‘signature line’ for more than a year, to answer to the question I am most often asked: “Where does your inspiration come from?” This is the most frequently asked and can be the most frustrating question ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/157/%e2%80%9cinspiration-comes-from-everywhere-and-every-thing%e2%80%9d/ While on a business trip with her husband, Sonja discovered an article written by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine. The article intrigued her so much that she contacted Dale and began taking classes at ‘Cougars Creations’ studio. Sonja has a Master’s Degree in Studio Art and presently teaches ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/153/sonja-kiser/ Thirty years ago Lindi received a Stained Glass Lamp Kit as a Christmas gift from her brother. Little did she conceive that she would one day start a stained glass business as a result, not to mention branching into making jewelry! For relaxation from the tedious glass work Lindi has been ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/143/lindi-schneck/ As a wire-jewelry instructor I travel all over the United States, quite often arriving at my destination the evening before a class.  These days, for a weekend of workshops I enjoy driving no more than a maximum of 12 hours one-way, so I fly a lot.  If I show up ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/132/flying-with-jewelry-making-tools/ At an early age, Suzanne was always busy in her dad’s shop, taking things apart just to see how they worked. The desire to work with tools has never left her. She blames Dale Armstrong for starting her down the seductively twisty wire path, and she hasn’t looked back since! ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/119/suzanne-hollingsworth/ Hello Wire-Artists ! I’d like to take this opportunity to respond to the many comments we have received from you through our ‘Tips of the Day’, regarding the fact that Wire-Sculpture is returning to the basics of the original site: Wire! Yes, we will still be answering questions about gemstones, rocks, tumbling, ... http://wire-sculpture.com/wire-jewelry-artists/109/notes-from-dalecougar/