Archive for the 'Crafters Gallery' Category

This gorgeous ceramic jar is the work of Steve Irvine, a professional potter and a really creative guy. What makes his art pieces even more interesting than their fabulous designs is that Steve took his love of photography and pottery, and combined the two.

Believe it or not these are fully functional pinhole cameras. They have no lens, light meter, viewfinder, or automatic shutter, and yet they can produce gallery quality images. To see how Steve does it visit his website.

Amaze your friends at your next home event by taking a group picture with a beautiful ceramic accessory!

This little bug critter is actually a caddis fly larvae who has used precious and semi-precious materials to make a protective casing for itself. The gold flakes, the pearl-like pieces, and the other bug bling materials were provided by French artist and naturalist Hubert Duprat. The design itself is by the fly.

I thought these looked like works of art and deserving of a spot in the Crafter's Gallery.

I have received so many nice comments about the giant martini glass in my last post for the Grafters Gallery that I thought I would share the margarita glass I made as well. I made it especially for the bar of a Mexican restaurant so that the bartenders would make lots of tips. When it sits on a lighted base behind the bar it really gets peoples attention. 

What bartender out there wants to double their tips? 

I made this giant martini glass with colored glass beads and the raw glass itself purchased from Michaels arts and craft store in Scottsdale, Arizona. It came out looking great with a flower pattern made of rich, dark reds and blues and when it's lit up from below in a dark pub, bartenders call it the "perfect tip jar."  

Brilliant work of mosaic by Laura Harris, entitled; Crocodile Rock. To see more of her fantastic mosaic work check out her Melonheadgallery photostream on Flickr where I "discovered" her. I particularly like the way she uses circular shapes in her backgrounds. And of course her use of color is absolutely stunning! 

Thanks Laura for letting us share your arts crafts work with our LowCarb Crafter audience and crafters everywhere!