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Ceramic Cold Finish – Tombow Markers

by Shawna Barnes | Jun 28, 2019 | Tutorials, Cold Finish, Studio Practice

First – what IS cold finish as it relates to ceramics?  A cold finish is anything that is NOT glaze/underglaze. Only to be used for sculptural items – yes, jewelry can fall under this category.  It is relegated for sculptural items ONLY because it is NOT...

Ceramic Cold Finish – Colored Pencils

by Shawna Barnes | Mar 23, 2019 | Tutorials, Studio Practice

First – what IS cold finish as it relates to ceramics?  A cold finish is anything that is NOT glaze/underglaze. Only to be used for sculptural items – yes, jewelry can fall under this category.  It is relegated for sculptural items ONLY because it is NOT...

Making Reusable Mold Boxes

by Shawna Barnes | Aug 4, 2018 | Tutorials, Art Studio, Studio Practice

Why I’m Making Molds Several months ago I took a class from fellow sculptor Emily Coleman on silicone mold making. I chose to explore this process as I was toying with the idea of creating an art miniature line – which I ended up following through on.  It...

Handicap Accessible Studio – The BIGGER Picture – Part 3

by Shawna Barnes | Jul 6, 2018 | About Me, Accessibility, Art Studio, Community, Studio Practice

So Far… So up until now, I’ve talked a lot about the plans for my handicap accessible build and broke down the financial impact as well as my plans in blogs PART 1 and PART 2.  I’ve done this for a variety of reasons. I wanted to be completely open...

Handicap Accessible Studio – Part 2

by Shawna Barnes | May 3, 2018 | Art Studio, Accessibility, Studio Practice

 In my previous blog, I broke down the basic costs and the reasons for why getting my handicap accessible studio built is SOO important.  The universe is at work however…as earlier this week I received a message about how ineffective MY message was.  The person...

Why Patreon

by Shawna Barnes | Apr 12, 2018 | Business of Art, Announcements, Art Studio, Studio Practice

If you follow any of my other social media outlets, you’ve seen me posting an awful lot about Patreon recently. I feel like there’s a lot  of folks who don’t know what the platform is and even more artists/creatives that don’t know how to...
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