Wabi Sabi

Rustic, Spontaneous,Scumbled, Sketched, Wabi Sabi

I've often described my beads as being in the Wabi Sabi style, but sometimes, I've wonder, if that is in fact a correct use of the word..

 I came across an interesting article explaining in detail the origins of the term wabi sabi..

Much like the word Raku , with westernization,both have taken on a somewhat different understanding from the original meaning.  http://www.nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm

Bead Table Wednesday

Getting ready to take photos( please sun, cooperate)..then editing and Etsy listing ...packing and shipping as well are the focuses for the day.
Wish I had a personal studio assistant to help me..However, I find having someone else in the studio mostly a distraction and one of the very few people I Can have in the studio lives in Hawaii..I live in Texas..so assistance in the studio is not happening..better stop whining about it.

I'm discovering these new glazes are requiring some refiring  ..learning which designs work best with them and how to wipe the glaze off before applying the next layer is proving a little tricky. Sometimes they are knock out gorgeous, other times ,certain pieces seem a little spotty.

How Many Blogs Does One Need?

This is Blog #3 for me..The first, Spirit Rattles was just something to play around with and learn on..one that I intended to chop at a later date, #2, Nan Emmett Studio was going to be a type of easy, hands on,website for my non- production work..and my primary Blog..haha..right..it sits neglected most of the time.
However , as typically happens,things took on a life of their own and Spirit Rattles Blog bloomed into a beading blog...with a misleading name. My Etsy shop name is Spirited Earth,nicely general and appropriate for all manner of clay work..that was the second try with the Etsy shop title..I forget what junk name was on the first one..does that ring any bells with anyone else.

Over the last year or so I've  become increasingly disenchanted with rattle making, from a purely business stand point ,my profit margin on rattles is Zip, Nada, Zero..for the amount of work involved in each piece, they should be bringing in almost double their wholesale price..sad but true.. Especially after building up a nice business over 20yrs with numerous galleries across the country. There are also other factors
(family issues) involved with putting my rattle production in deep freeze mode..

Thanks to the Bead Soup Party, created and hosted by Lori Anderson, I've fallen in love with bead making and jewelry..
The question arises on what to do with the blog(s)..Well ,of course, start yet another blog..one that will tie into my Etsy shop name ..we'll see if I can switch over and make this my primary beading blog...
( don't think spell check is working today..sorry for any spelling errors)