Mud Stencils
Jesse Graves, an undergraduate Jewelry and Metalsmithing student at UWM has been working with mud stencils for quite some time now. He creates graffiti messages, which often have a socially conscious and potentially political agenda, with mud instead of paint. Its a great idea, and I'm excited to see it appear

Smart Upcycle
I really loved this article from Sustainabrew about a completely appropriate reuse of materials. In 2006 when the Blatz Brewery building was busily being converted into

Home Studio
I was lucky enough to go to an Amazing workshop at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan last weekend and what an amazing experience! I stayed with Lynn Batchelder and Alissa Lamarre who are recent graduates from WMU, who also participated in the workshop and they are both making truly exciting work. While staying at their lovely house in Kalamazoo I got a chance to see their studio setup in their home. It's perfect! Its very simple, but it has all the necessary components for making work. Open, flat space to work on, torches and pickle pot (if you work in metal), space to put images of the work that inspires y

First Day of Ruudt and WMU's awesome new facility
Today I started a two day workshop with Ruudt Peters, dutch jeweller and all around awesome guy. It was awesome. We started off the day screaming "hate" at each other and spent the rest of the day "hating" our materials. I chose pipe cleaners and have had a lot of success today. Ruudt is a super awesome guy, and I have to say I was a bit worried, considering he is such a rock star...I wasn't sure if he would be awesome and friendly or not, but luckily..he is the coolest. Such a fun first day..I am really looking forward to tomorrow

Student Exhibition, Body/Image Show, and Caroline Gore's Simulations
Ruudt Peters