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I so thrilled to announce the Woodland Chic Texture Sheet officially is available at Rio! It seems like it’s been forever that Candace Gates of Dynasty Stamps asked me to be part of her Artisan Series. She’s asked a handful of artists to participate by designing texture sheets. Wonderful artists like Gordon Uyehara, Wanaree Tanner,

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Hi everyone, Join me and 15 other metal clay artists in San Diego this August. It should be a wonderful event. Plus San Diego is a great place to sight see, enjoy good food, the sun, the beach, who could ask for anything more! Oh yes, how about a discount! See the information below to

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Veteran’s Day Sale save 20% on Woodland Chic: Metal Clay Jewelry as Nature Intended by Patrik Kusek. Offer good til November 13, 2012. This offer only good on at the following link. Use code: VETS2012 Offer not good on Amazon, or other outlets. Only available on Lulu.com.

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Some of you might know that I’m a collector of beautiful aged weathered things. Anything with rust, or fox spots, or stains is a certain addition to my stash. Anything with cracks moves to the top of the list. My friend Paulette gave me an old resin shield with cracks. I love it! Ended up

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Saw this article on line, AMAZING! Check out the full article on this artist. She collected all of the dandelions by hand, secured with an adhesive and transported by car. Check out this link. Well if you are like me, all you’ll be able to read are the photos by still worth the look. http://www.regineramseier.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=79

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A few months ago I proposed an article using PMC Sterling to Jeannette at MCAM magazine. It’s been like waiting for Christmas waiting to see it in print. Yesterday I got the magazine in the mail! It’s always nice to see your work in print, on-line and included in books. Two of my favorite things

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Hi everyone, I know a lot of you already own a copy of Woodland Chic, thank you! BUT if you don’t have a copy, for the next 3 days until the 21st,www.Lulu.com will be having a sale. Save 15% off of the list price. Buy one for a gift, Xmas is coming! The promo code is:

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Head phones and mic – done Sound check – done Hugh Heffner style smoking jacket- even though I don’t smoke – done Beverage of choice – well done Ah it’s nice to work remotely! Join me tonight! There will be prizes! Tonight’s the night for the FREE online LIVE webinar with me, Patrik Kusek, Erin

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A few weeks ago I was cleaning up the studio and found a box of old projects that didn’t turn out the way I expected. Projects that no longer represented me as an artist, and projects that I would get around to “some day”. I decided to collect everything together and send them to Rio

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The day started off with an overview of the actual casting process. Kim did a great job showing us step-by-step how to clean the silver, melt it in the crucible and how to pour it into the mold. Everyone was VERY exited to see the results of our labors. Although I’m very comfortable using a

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