Wednesday
GiveAway ... Freebies
Give Away ... ends December 12, 2011.
I've been cleaning out my studio and decided these Incense and Candle Holders need a new home. They would make great stocking fillers.
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Tuesday
PAINT Your Own Nativity Sets
Slip Cast Ceramic Miniature Nativity Sets.
UnPainted Nativity Sets
Simply use your Acrylic Paints and then finish them off with a spray of clear varnish. They come in their own box for safe storage and use for many years to come.
$35 + postage
All prices are in Australian Dollars.
I use http://xe.com/ for Curreny Conversion
Postage
Within Australia:-
$8 for Normal Post or $12 for Registered Post
Overseas:-
USA - $30 with Box [without box, $18] and allow upto 10 days for arrival
Other Destinations:-
please let me know the country and I will check it out
Payment
Aussies please pay Direct Deposit
Oversease please pay thru PayPal
I will contact you with bank details :)
To make a purchase or for any queries, please shoot me an email ... artbyjeng@hotmail.com
Simply use your Acrylic Paints and then finish them off with a spray of clear varnish. They come in their own box for safe storage and use for many years to come.
$35 + postage
All prices are in Australian Dollars.
I use http://xe.com/ for Curreny Conversion
Postage
Within Australia:-
$8 for Normal Post or $12 for Registered Post
Overseas:-
USA - $30 with Box [without box, $18] and allow upto 10 days for arrival
Other Destinations:-
please let me know the country and I will check it out
Payment
Aussies please pay Direct Deposit
Oversease please pay thru PayPal
I will contact you with bank details :)
To make a purchase or for any queries, please shoot me an email ... artbyjeng@hotmail.com
Monday
Sunday
Saturday
Mini NATIVITY Sets
My Nativity Sets come with their own stogare box for safe keeping and reuse for years to come. Perhaps the start of an heirloom?!?
SHOP for ... NATIVITY Sets
Friday
whimsical ... 3 in a row setsThursday
Tuesday
Give Away: Necklace, Hair Slide and Magnet
***Congrats to Pelima Jewellery Design ***
To enter...
1. Tell me if the male in your house hold receives brecky in bed on Father's Day or is it a Mother's Day thing only?!?
2. To have a 2nd chance, become an Art by Jen G liker http://www.facebook.com/ArtByJenG
Entries close MIDNIGHT Sunday 28th, August.
Winner notified by email.
The Necklace is made with a Ceramic and Sterling Silver Beads and Memory Wire {my favourite stuff, no need for clasps. They are comfortable to wear, and yes they stay on. I have run 16km wearing a similar Memory Wire Necklace and it stayed on}
Sunday
Monday
Custom MADE
Handmade and Hand Painted 38cmD Ceramic Art PlatterCommissioned (made to order) by Kathy for a wedding gift.
MAKE YOUR GIFT UNIQUE and PERSONAL.
A platter like this is $180 and take 2-4 weeks
Wednesday
Tuesday
Ceramic Bisque BEADS
Here's a chance for you to be the artist using my Unique Beads.These beads have been fired once in my kiln and maybe covered in Polymer Clay, Acrylic Paints or Silver/Gold Foil.
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
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Or atttend my PAINT your own Beads class
PERSONALISED Ceramic Beads
PERSONalised ceramic beads - $16The yellow bead was made for a Baby Shower.
The blue one was a gift from a mum to here pregnant daughter.
Lovely Unique Gift ideas.
BRADS
Ideal for Card Making and Scrapbook Making.
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
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I asked a school friend of mine to test run some Ceramic Brads I had made and here's the result.
Debby says,
"Really like the way the flowers added something special to my card."
Thanks Deb
Thursday
I'm a BUSHFIRE Survivor
By sharing my story, I’m hoping to bring comfort to survivors of the same ordeal while in turn giving people a greater understanding so they may express empathy to those survivors they meet.
Thankfully all my family were safe, however I know FIRST HAND exactly what the homeless survivors are going through.
I was on my lunch break when I first saw the large billows of smoke coming from the location of my family's home in the Adelaide Hills - A day that was named 1980 Ash Wednesday. I really wanted to go home when I got back to work, but as I was only 18, I was too shy to ask to leave early. Surely, I thought, my boss knew about the fires... Well for whatever reason, nothing was said and I was handed more and more work to do - perhaps they were trying to keep my mind occupied.
A couple of times I had tried to ring home, but the lines were only spasmodically working. Through the next few hours I had received a couple of phone calls that infamous afternoon from my parents. They were at home, very busy with all the precautionary things to do and were keeping me up to date, when the phone lines allowed. 
The last phone call I received was from my dad to say that our home was safe and to "Come on home, everything is OK." Those words kept playing over and over in my mind and I left work at 5.30pm with relief and reassurance. On my way home, I called by my Grandparents home to let them know the latest that all was OK. Driving up the freeway the smoke was more apparent now and I was keen to get home. The traffic seemed a bit heavier than normal and as a result I couldn’t take my usual exit. No big deal I can just go to the next one. I did this and by now the smoke was getting heavy. 
After a while, I was driving toward the top end of our road and up ahead I saw the flashing lights from the CFS trucks as they had blocked off the road’s entrance. I was really determined to get home now and my heart rate was building. So turning back I took a couple of side streets and got onto a road that would take me to the lower end of our long road. 
Getting more anxious as the smoke grew thicker; it was getting more difficult to see as I drove round each bend in the windy road. I saw trees alight with fire, a small shed on fire, which I thought I’d better tell someone about, and burning logs on the road. Some I had no choice but to drive over. Then as visibility worsened, I swerved to miss a CFS truck. All this made a sense of urgency, and I was even more determined to get home. As my destination grew closer, I had no idea what to expect. Finally turning right and heading up our road, the car stalled simultaneously as I caught the first glimpse of our home that will stay with me forever.
Through the flood of tears that poured from my eyes, all I could focus on were those large bright red, orange, yellow flames, huge flames that were coming out of what were the windows of our home. The roof was collapsing which only seemed to feed this hungry evil monster… What a painful shock after hearing those comforting words to come on home everything is ok even though driving through what I just had, I knew it could not be. It was such a humbling experience going to the shop the next day, thanks to a dear friend, buying a toothbrush, underwear etc simply because we didn't have anything!!!
Another great loss was Bunty our 13 year old pet cat. The next morning, I over heard my dad saying that he found Bunty stretched out near the ‘front’ door
We did rebuilt 9 months later. We rented at Hahndorf for a while, then Bridgewater. Often, during those times, we would come home and find a box of food, clothing, linen, kitchen stuff. In time of need people ARE amazing
Yes it was a dreadful experience and it does take time assimilate. BUT like every experience, you can grow from it if you choose to. Above all, Make Each Day Count
I must add that the experience has made me very wary giving money to charites/organisations. I prefer to give money directly to the homeless people I see on the street.
Sunday
Friday
Personalised CHILD PLATES
38cmD Art Platter - $95 to $180This size was specifically asked for so it can hold
the Child's Birthday Cake each year.
MAKE Your Next Gift UNIQUE and PERSONAL.
Tuesday
CERAMIC Platters
BRIGHT and BOLD 38cmD ART Platters. They may be hung on a wall and safely used with food.Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
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CERAMIC Platters
BRIGHT and BOLD 38cmD ART Platters.They may be hung on a wall and safely used with food.
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
go to 'Photos'
CERAMIC Platters
NATURE 38cmD ART Platters
They may be hung on a wall and safely used with food.
They may be hung on a wall and safely used with food.
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
go to 'Photos'
Friday
CERAMIC Hair Slides
for any age groupIndividually Handpainted by me, making each item One-of-a-Kind.
Wednesday
I've been Interviewed
Firstly Jen thanks you so much for granting Personally Personalised its very first interview.
It’s a pleasure. I feel very honoured.
How would you describe your art/craft?
I would describe my work as bight, bold with a touch of the whimsical. Above all, it’s designed to be noticed.
Tell us something about yourself and when and why did you become interested in ceramic and glass blowing?
I have always loved colour and art in school. Our family home was destroyed due to a bushfire in my late teens which left my immediate world colourless except for black tree trunks and grey ash on the ground. This experience only intensified my desire to be surrounded by colour where ever possible.
I tend to approach my work from graphic, abstract and stylized perspectives. My choice mediums for this art release are Earthen Ware Ceramics, Glass and Painting. I’m an artisan without degrees although I have attended small informal art classes. In essence my creations come from pure joy.
I first had a taste of sculpting in high school and just loved the concept of creating something from scratch and I find ceramics and glass allow me to do just that.
What is your favourite item to make and why?
My favourite, now that’s a tricky one. It always changes.
• I love making mini sculptors. From here my noughts and crosses sets with a difference came to life; Chooks and Eggs, Cats and Owls, Cars and Houses, etc.
• Making Ceramic Beads is addictive and if you saw how many I have in my studio, I think you would have to agree.
• Making Glass Beads is also high on my list of favourites.
I summary, it’s creating something from the grass roots, doing something that you can lose yourself in.
What type of items do you personalize and how do you personalise or customise them?
I make beads, child plates, art platters, cufflinks, tiles, and buttons with customer names on them or made to their certain design. I have also made glass beads and glass dreadlock beads and jewellery to order. Because all my work is handmade and hand painted, I have total control which means everything I do can be personalised.
Do you find you sell more commissioned items or off the rack?
More pre made items are sold, however about 1/3rd of my work is commissioned based.
What type of people (gender/age/common interest) if there is a certain type, would be your biggest customer?
Customer gender doesn’t really come in to it. It is more of genuine interest in something completely handmade and unique and that can be any age group.
How do you sell your products?
I do have my work on the internet and some in galleries and other shops on consignment. I also have a Gallery/Shop that we run from home in CHERRYVILLE in the Adelaide Hills. I tend to stay away from markets for various reasons, but mainly because I like to keep some of my weekend free.
You also conduct classes, could you tell us a bit about them?
Classes with Jen (me) are for all ages, male and female. I like to stress that NO artistic ability is necessary. These are designed for the person to have fun and to loose themselves for a while trying something completely different.
• I offer a basic ceramic class where you receive a lump of clay and literally make whatever you want. This class takes you through the whole ceramic process.
• I have PAINT Ceramics Classes where you can paint plates, tiles, beads, and buttons for yourself or make a gift for someone.
• A couple of jewellery making classes that starts with you PAINTING the beads.
• A Creative party Idea called a Friendship Necklace where beads are painted and swapped amongst friends before assembling them into a necklace.
• And a Glass Bead MAKING class specifically for the person who wants to take their jewellery making to the next level.
What advice would you give to others wanting to purse a full or part time art or craft based career?
Well I’m biased. My star sign is Taurus so to have security, especially financial, is very important to me. So my advice would be to make sure that you have some kind of regular income to feed your creativity.
Confucius said it best - Love what you do and you will never have to work a day in your life
Where would you like to see your particular art and or business go in the future? Is there anything you haven’t created, but would like to?
I would like to wholesale my ceramic beads to bead shops for example. I’m very grateful that I am Time Rich now so I can pursue my creativity. However, to be Financially Free through my creativity would be a welcomed bonus.
New creations are always popping in my mind so the new things will come. Whatever direction my art work takes me is fine; I am simply enjoying my creative journey.
Anything else you’d like to share?
Something I have noticed is that there are two types of people.
About 94% of people are comfortable, feel safe and are content to be spoon-fed with mainstream.
Creative people don’t want to put up with sameness and are happy to break from this familiarity. Doing so makes us vulnerable but without this need to try something different we would still be in the dark ages.
I prefer this creative side as it offers a greater awareness, a balance in life and something new and refreshing.
And finally, a BIG thank you Nina, for this opportunity to share what I do and enjoy.
It’s a pleasure. I feel very honoured.
How would you describe your art/craft?
I would describe my work as bight, bold with a touch of the whimsical. Above all, it’s designed to be noticed.
Tell us something about yourself and when and why did you become interested in ceramic and glass blowing?
I have always loved colour and art in school. Our family home was destroyed due to a bushfire in my late teens which left my immediate world colourless except for black tree trunks and grey ash on the ground. This experience only intensified my desire to be surrounded by colour where ever possible.
I tend to approach my work from graphic, abstract and stylized perspectives. My choice mediums for this art release are Earthen Ware Ceramics, Glass and Painting. I’m an artisan without degrees although I have attended small informal art classes. In essence my creations come from pure joy.
I first had a taste of sculpting in high school and just loved the concept of creating something from scratch and I find ceramics and glass allow me to do just that.
What is your favourite item to make and why?
My favourite, now that’s a tricky one. It always changes.
• I love making mini sculptors. From here my noughts and crosses sets with a difference came to life; Chooks and Eggs, Cats and Owls, Cars and Houses, etc.
• Making Ceramic Beads is addictive and if you saw how many I have in my studio, I think you would have to agree.
• Making Glass Beads is also high on my list of favourites.
I summary, it’s creating something from the grass roots, doing something that you can lose yourself in.
What type of items do you personalize and how do you personalise or customise them?
I make beads, child plates, art platters, cufflinks, tiles, and buttons with customer names on them or made to their certain design. I have also made glass beads and glass dreadlock beads and jewellery to order. Because all my work is handmade and hand painted, I have total control which means everything I do can be personalised.
Do you find you sell more commissioned items or off the rack?
More pre made items are sold, however about 1/3rd of my work is commissioned based.
What type of people (gender/age/common interest) if there is a certain type, would be your biggest customer?
Customer gender doesn’t really come in to it. It is more of genuine interest in something completely handmade and unique and that can be any age group.
How do you sell your products?
I do have my work on the internet and some in galleries and other shops on consignment. I also have a Gallery/Shop that we run from home in CHERRYVILLE in the Adelaide Hills. I tend to stay away from markets for various reasons, but mainly because I like to keep some of my weekend free.
You also conduct classes, could you tell us a bit about them?
Classes with Jen (me) are for all ages, male and female. I like to stress that NO artistic ability is necessary. These are designed for the person to have fun and to loose themselves for a while trying something completely different.
• I offer a basic ceramic class where you receive a lump of clay and literally make whatever you want. This class takes you through the whole ceramic process.
• I have PAINT Ceramics Classes where you can paint plates, tiles, beads, and buttons for yourself or make a gift for someone.
• A couple of jewellery making classes that starts with you PAINTING the beads.
• A Creative party Idea called a Friendship Necklace where beads are painted and swapped amongst friends before assembling them into a necklace.
• And a Glass Bead MAKING class specifically for the person who wants to take their jewellery making to the next level.
What advice would you give to others wanting to purse a full or part time art or craft based career?
Well I’m biased. My star sign is Taurus so to have security, especially financial, is very important to me. So my advice would be to make sure that you have some kind of regular income to feed your creativity.
Confucius said it best - Love what you do and you will never have to work a day in your life
Where would you like to see your particular art and or business go in the future? Is there anything you haven’t created, but would like to?
I would like to wholesale my ceramic beads to bead shops for example. I’m very grateful that I am Time Rich now so I can pursue my creativity. However, to be Financially Free through my creativity would be a welcomed bonus.
New creations are always popping in my mind so the new things will come. Whatever direction my art work takes me is fine; I am simply enjoying my creative journey.
Anything else you’d like to share?
Something I have noticed is that there are two types of people.
About 94% of people are comfortable, feel safe and are content to be spoon-fed with mainstream.
Creative people don’t want to put up with sameness and are happy to break from this familiarity. Doing so makes us vulnerable but without this need to try something different we would still be in the dark ages.
I prefer this creative side as it offers a greater awareness, a balance in life and something new and refreshing.
And finally, a BIG thank you Nina, for this opportunity to share what I do and enjoy.
Thursday
SPOONS
Handmade by me from clay, these ceramic spoons are ideal for jams, condiments, herbs, sugar and spices.
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
go to 'Photos'
Available On-Line until sold http://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenG
go to 'Photos'
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