Nights Are More Productive than Days

by Pauline Tise on October 25, 2012

As my second winter approaches, I'm delighted by the lengthening nights. In the summer there was so much fun to be had, that I didn't get as much work done as I intended. So now with nights returning to Fairbanks, I'm finally indoors enough to work on my to do list.

Last year I began blogging with the idea that I would document my artwork, but as soon as I sit down at my bench I'm transported into a zone, where all I think about is what I'm working on, and what I'd like to be working on. Which is great for business, not so great for documentation. Last week the watercolor society had a local tax accountant as the guest speaker; and one of the things he stressed, was that as professional artists, we must get better at documentation, so once again, I'm returning to blogging in an attempt to develop the habit.

I've currently got a few projects I'm working on, I'm preparing for the upcoming holiday fairs, and beginning to plan for a solo exhibit I have coming up in July 2013. I've also begun teaching jewelry classes, and have gotten more active in Fairbanks's active art community. The Fairbanks Arts Association is having an exhibit and charity auction, and this year the challenge was to create art using chopsticks. When I agreed to participate, I was given a stack of wooden chopsticks, and I made a pair of hair sticks, with an engraved hummingbird.

 

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Pauline Tise
I love making jewellery, and trying out new techniques. My favorite techniques are engraving, repoussage, and enameling, and I'm working on my stone setting skills. So many ideas, so little time. When not at my bench, I can be found playing or officiating sports, or looking for inspiration on the web. I am never just procrastinating ;-)
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Salmon and Peridot

by Pauline Tise on October 20, 2011

Well, this is the first piece I’ve made since moving to Fairbanks. It’s taking me much longer than I thought it would to set up my bench. Nothing like moving to show you how many tools you have though!

This necklace is an engraved copper salmon and peridot beads, I was glad I remembered my pearl tying lesson from school. I had been wanting to broaden my horizons at the bench, and when I saw these peridot I had to jump on them.

The overall theme of the necklace seems fitting to Alaska in the late summer and early fall too, with the copper river salmon.

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Pauline Tise
I love making jewellery, and trying out new techniques. My favorite techniques are engraving, repoussage, and enameling, and I'm working on my stone setting skills. So many ideas, so little time. When not at my bench, I can be found playing or officiating sports, or looking for inspiration on the web. I am never just procrastinating ;-)
Pauline Tise

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Owl for a friend

June 27, 2011

I’ve been working on developing some of my less used jewelry skills lately, so decided to make a copper repoussage owl for my friend. She loves owls, and I thought an owl would be a good project to warm up before I attempt to finish my big sun pendant. Which is so far looking a […]

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Raven and Sun Pendant for Charity Auction

June 16, 2011

I was asked to donate a piece to a charity auction being held in honor of Canada’s National Aboriginal Day to benefit Aboriginal Law Students. After some thought, I settled on a Raven and Sun design. The Raven and Sun story always has seemed to me to be an excellent story about gaining wisdom, which […]

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My Bench

June 15, 2011

Here is my bench, it’s in it’s usual state of disarray. I organize it at the start of each day, but somehow end up with files and tools all over. My favorite tools have to be my files and gravers. And my flex shaft. Ok, I admit it, I’m a tool junkie…every month I eagerly […]

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