New Oddgems Jewelery

Spent yesterday making jewelery at home because I had a little one at home sick (again). Was intending to be painting at the studio and eating Birthday cake with the others at lunchtime but hey ho! Anyways, got quite a few pairs of earings made and loaded some into the shop : take a peak: www.OddGems.etsy.com

OddGems is currently included in this BNR: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=49392...so if you buy something there today you can GET AN ITEM OF YOURS INTO A TREASURY

Right, must get on with some painting girl!

PS. Oh yes, Repro Print PIF finishes today at 6pm GMT (see earlier post)

Multi-directional work!

My work's been taking me in a few different directions this week. And yes I do mean IT taking ME because I've had some sort of flu virus ever since the Craft Fair last Sunday and my head has been somewhat fuddled! I'm absolutely useless at doing nothing though so have kept busy though without direction. I kept planning to work in the studio- was desperate to work on the landscapes I had started but couldn't manage more than three or four hours all week!
I did manage however, at home to do some experimenting with painting and drawing on old book pages (see above) Its something I've been thinking about for a while - would be interested to know what you think. Have also today been working on my polymer clay jewellery- the craft fair last week made me realise I need more small stuff to sell!
I really hope I get in the studio for much of next week before the Easter holidays. Flitting about has started to send me just slightly loopy! I snagged a treasury today and gave it a crazy theme to acknowledge my plight- Take a peak at 'Blue Moon MADNESS' here:http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=48612

New Course - Paper Arts and assemblage.

New Course run by ME at Northlight Studios, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

Wed 9.30am - 12.00 Start Date 22nd April 2009
10 weeks
Paper Arts and Assemblage.
Tutor: Kate Boyce
cost £85
A series of projects experimenting with collage, transfer and paint. The work also incorporates found objects, personal imagery and text.

For more info see NS Website http://www.northlightstudio.co.uk/ or phone 01422 843 519

or contact me.

The general ethos will be an informal gathering, exchanging ideas, having fun and growing creatively! All abilities welcome. Disabled access.

Mothers Day Craft Fair !!!

I'm taking part in this on Sunday. It looks to be a pretty upmarket affair with many quality makers including the likes of 'Hannah Nunn' as featured on the flyer. If you are within Striking distance of West Yorkshire come along. Its just outside Bradford near the beautiful Shipley Glen and up the road from 'Salts Mill' where you'll find works by David Hockney. Why not make a day of it!

PIF Giveaway - A chance to WIN one of my Reproduction, Archival Prints!!!

Here's a chance to WIN one of my Reproduction, Archival Prints !!! This is a PIF ( Pay it forward http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_it_forward) I was one of three lucky winners of a print by LittleBird (http://verylittlebird.blogspot.com/) and now I am passing the competition forward !

I will send three lucky Winners one of my prints and in return all you have to do is "pay it forward", either with art works ( if you too are a maker/blogger) or alternatively you could pledge to clear your neighbour's path or help a work colleague or something like that.

All you have to do is visit my Etsy shop and leave a comment after this post here on my blog to say which print you like and if I draw you name I will happily send you that print. Three names will be drawn out of a hat on March 31st, 6pm GMT. Good Luck !!!

PS. The Picture above is of 'Rooftops at Nutclough' a new addition to the range of reproduction prints in my Etsy Shop - More being added daily. ( http://www.kateboyce.etsy.com/ )

Spring has sprung!

Ok, maybe not officially but it certainly feels spring-like here today. So posting a lovely yellow picture to celebrate. This is 'Water Flow to Old Town Mill', a mixed media on canvas that I sold a couple of years ago but it is now available as a Giclee print on archive paper - uploaded it to my Etsy shop along with a couple of others yesterday.

Well my luck seems to be holding up at the moment. Despite things slowing down and my frequent feers for the worst in the current climate, I have had a number of sales lately including 'Storm Brewing Over Oats Royd Mill' (See earlier blog) from The Calder Gallery. Then there's also been some lovely things like one of my paintings featured in Blog by Karen fields http://karenfieldsgallery.blogspot.com/

Then today - wonderfull news have won an original lino print by Scotish artist 'littlebird' http://verylittlebird.blogspot.com/ in her 'Pay It Forward competition. More details to follow. Will also soon be posting details of a course I am proposing to run at the Education room at Northlights. Watch this space.

Inspiration

Well, it was a lovely bright morning when I took the girls to school so I thought I'd go for a run when I got back before starting some work. By ten o'clock though this was the scene that greeted me! What a twist of fortune though because I didn't even realise that it was misty moody weather that I would be needing to inspire me for my next set of landscapes. Have been thinking of doing some more pieces along the lines of 'First light at Horsehold' (see a couple of posts ago). I've allways loved this piece but my work took a different turn after comleting it. So time to revisit and explore more possibilities. I'm going to work along the same lines in terms of proportion, dark and light balance and the importance of spacious painted areas. Will also explore though new landscapes, colour pallettes, and lightness. Have started to work on a few colour studies today whilst I still have pictures in my mind from my run. Didnt actually have the camera with me - above picture taken when I returned, inevitably too late. There was a moment when the cloud lifted slightly and a strip of sun on the horizon lit the middle ground. Hope I can capture it!

Must put my hours in at the studio next week. Have had a sick child again for most of this week but hopefully thats the end of it for now.