Ranae Atchison

My Favorite Beads...

2012-01-20T05:38:00.000-08:00

These are some my favorite bead creations...they are smaller than the normal lampwork bead...

Cremation Bead Jewelry

2011-07-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

I have created cremation remain jewelry. I incorporate the beloved's ashes into the glass to have a lifelong memory.

Sterling silver chain, sterling silver findings.

See my website at: http://www.ranaeatchison.com/

Ichabad Toad

2011-05-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

This is "Ichabad Toad", I found him wandering amongst my garden, hiding from sight but scurrying around in the moon light.

He doesn't bite, seems very wise in his age. Wonder if there are others?

This sculpture is made of polymer clay and stays in a removeable glass container.

Glass Bead Pendant

2011-03-19T20:02:00.000-07:00

Tried something new. I made some larger hole beads and didn't know what to do with them, didn't want to use them in the typical way. Put some Sterling silver together and some lapidary skills and made the pendants.

Can't wait to do more!

A ring for every finger!

2010-07-07T05:41:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some rings that are amazing...they look awesome and I love making them!

They are all Sterling Silver, no two are exactly alike and can be "antiqued" or left shiny and bright.

Let me know what you think of them...

Nae

The Eye

2010-01-16T19:10:00.000-08:00

After looking at a tutorial of something similar, using car parts, which I could not find, I decided to work through this piece using Faux Bone. I am glad I did as I like it much better.

Wanted to add an element of surprise to it, so I used a glass eye as the hidden treasure under the cover.

If you like weird, unusual things this may be one you'll like.

Had a blast doing it!

Now to create something out of an old can I have!

Lampworked beads

2009-08-26T06:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic of a Sterling Silver and my Lampworked beads.

I love the organic coloring of the ivory and of course, turquoise.

I don't get as much time on my torch as I would like but work with it when I can.

I am not a fan of matchy-matchy stuff. Ask anyone that knows me, the more unstructured the item the better I like it.

American Indian Squaw

2009-08-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic of the American Indian Squaw I did. I became certified in Silver Art Clay to make jewelry for my Indian sculptures. As you can see, I haven't finished that part of it yet.

She is about 2.5 feet tall. She has holes in her ears for earrings.

Eyes of blown glass from Germany.

Alpaca Roving for her hair.

Sherri Serafini Collar

2009-08-26T05:12:00.000-07:00

This is the collar design by Sherri Serafini. I ordered the pattern and recreated it.

Absolutely a piece of art.

I love turquoise and this incorporates all the different aspects of it.

Took about a week to do. Once the elements were gathered. That took about 2-3 weeks as some of it had to be ordered from multiple places.

Sherri is truly gifted, I love her work and hope to be 1/3 as good as her.

Close up of The Ogar

2009-08-26T05:10:00.000-07:00

Here is a close up of The Ogar. Complete with hair on his nose, wings and teeth.

A little scary!

The Ogar

2009-08-26T05:05:00.000-07:00

If you do not take care of The Brownie, per the story, it will turn into the Ogar. I also sculpted this figure. The Brownie figure is shown on a previous post.

This figure has very small wings on his back. He also has hair on the bridge of his nose.

He is holding a piece of broken glass, simulating the damage the little guy can create!

Close up of The Brownie

2009-08-26T05:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a close up of The Brownie, complete with ear hair, whiskers and clay teeth.

Some of my creations...

2009-08-26T04:51:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite art mediums is polymer clay. I have taken classes from internationally known doll artists as I wanted to create Santa figures. I have made some but they just didn't challenge me the way I wanted to be challenged.

I expanded into American Indian figures, book drawing figures and sci-fi. I will attach some of the pics here.

A while back, I purchased a book called "Spiderwick's" for my grandson, Hunter. While looking through the book I saw some drawings that looked very interesting. I decided to try to recreate them in three dimensions.

The first one, "The Brownie". This character in the book fixes your clothes while you sleep. Hence, the needle and button in his hat. The challenge here is to make him realistic complete with whiskers and ear hair!