Handmade Component Bazaar Jan. 3 Destash Sale
I am ready for the new year to begin and to start a new body of work. This one day show in Handmade Component Bazaar Facebook Group will be your chance to pick up a bunch of my pieces at discounted pricing. I will have things marked down into the range from 20% to 70% off retail pricing.
I will also be marking down ready to ship ceramic items in my Marsha Neal Studio Etsy Shop as well – and will create a special SALE Category for those items.
The Handmade Component Bazaar Group show will start around 10am on 1/3/19 and listings will be removed beginning 1/4/19 around 7am, with the wall being cleared by 10am to be ready for the next artist show.
My Etsy Shop sale will run through the weekend, and I may end up adding some items there as well. Please let me know if you plan to shop both so I can ship your items together.
Happy New Year!
Art Elements Monthly Theme: White
This months Art Elements Theme is based upon using white in your work. When I think of white, it tends to be in a base color sort of path. It is something to give definition, light, a brightness behind the color.
I love any bead with the AB finish that reflects a bit of color.
Earlier this month when I was making the blog post for the Linda Genaw’s Peyote Fan Earrings over on Art Elements Blog, I made sure to make up a pair that would fit into our white theme. Here are some other items from around my studio (holidays and both of my kids birthdays are in December, so my time got away from me).
Silver and White are so elegant together.
White glaze can pop or make the items it is next to pop.
White can show off the details.
White reminds me of cold and winter.
I hope you have fun hopping around to see what these other wonderful artists came up with for this months theme! And please stop by the Art Elements Blog for details on our next theme.
Guest Artists
Art Elements Team
One Sweet Bead Market One Day Show December 4, 2018
I’ve been working non-stop since my last online show, and not all in my clay studio. I did an Etsy Shop update and plan another one shortly for your crafty gift giving or for self satisfaction with gifts to yourself for working so hard on life! Now it’s time for my One Sweet Bead Market Show!
Around 10am on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 I will start listing my ceramic bead items in the One Sweet Bead Market Facebook Group. I do a lot of BIN (Buy It Now) and MTO (Made To Order) for a set price. It is a bit too much for me to keep track of auction pricing during these 24 hour shows as it is quite crazy trying to keep track of listings as is.
Here are some photos of the pieces I have selected to put up for sale in this show (I sure hope I can photograph them and get them labeled in time!):
Ones that do not sell may very likely head over to Etsy. I know not everyone is on Facebook and a lot of people work and do not have the time to shop in these online groups. But if you are around, I have some giveaways planned. I always start with one in the intro post, so make sure to comment to get entered into that one.
Here is a link to the One Sweet Bead Market Facebook Group.
My next online show is scheduled for January 3, 2019 in the Handmade Component Bazaar.
Art Elements Blog Monthly Theme: Stars
Welcome to my post for the Art Elements Blog Star Theme Reveal Blog Hop.
While working in my studio this last month I’ve listened to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on audio, then put the movies on in sequence while making some needle felted whisky gnome bottle toppers (the movies play in the background as I have seen them so many times, the visual happens automatically in my head). So automatically the thoughts of Wizards, Elves, the King, and many symbols throughout the books and movies inspires me.
Marsha Neal Studio Needle Felted Star Whisky Gnome in progress.
I usually make my Whisky Gnome bottle toppers with an ombre hat and accents in dyed curls (I work part time at Sarafina Fiber Art, helping to purchase, wash and dye sheep curls as part of my job). So this gnome is a nocturnal guy that has shadow earthy colors and stars to adorn his cap.
Marsha Neal Studio Star Whisky Gnome Bottle Topper.
I call them Whisky Gnomes because if they were to drink, I think Whisky would be more their style, but they do quite enjoy sitting atop a bottle of wine – without any metal pieces left to pull at their wooly insides – so they can see better.
If you are interested in needle felting I would highly recommend checking out the Sarafina Fiber Art Website, look at the tutorials page, and get started there. I was just telling Sara today that it is a really cool thing that she does by teaching a lot of things for free on You Tube, and selling the most awesome wool supplies out there. Jenny (also an Art Elements Blog Contributor) works there with me too. We are just 2 of the current 10 people Sara employees. Small artist run businesses Rock! Like – she is a for real Rock STAR!
Marsha Neal Studio Star Object.
This star shaped piece was in a small series of experiments trying to incorporate a lot of the shapes I use for my beads into one larger piece. It is a bit on the pointy side…
Marsha Neal Studio Decal Star Piece.
Another thing I have been working on (a friend asked if I could make him a custom Christmas Tree ornament) and I came up with using the wooden rolling pin on part of the clay, then cutting out the shape. This one above was a test piece – I’ve decided to go with all white glaze for ease of color transition. The star doodles on the front and back are both ceramic decals that I made of my drawings. I wanted to test the white glaze and it’s compatibility with the decals. The Zentangle inspired decal is composed of a lot of my doodle drawings used to make my texture plates from 12+ years ago. A star turned into a spiral…
Marsha Neal Studio Gold Glaze Overlay.
As I was testing the ceramic decals, I decided it was time for me to run some tests on this low-fire metallic glaze – made some star shapes again. So I picked up some oddly fired spacer beads that already went to Cone 5 (around 2200 degrees F) in their glaze firing. I applied the Metallic Glaze, and fired to Cone 04 (around 1971 degrees F). I like the effect it creates.
Marsha Neal Studio Star Spiral Design.
And as I was working through tests, I decided to use my Star Spiral design pieces with a translucent blue and some floaty glazes (above left). These turned out as expected (a good thing). The ones on the right though – these I applied two different metallic glaze colors onto bisqued (Cone 04) pieces and fired them again to Cone 04. In truth – I really do not like the feel of the metallic glaze alone. I definitely think these need to be used in layering to make them look as I want. An open door to play with. It took this star theme for me to break out the sparkly shiny glazes and run some tests. I am happy that I did.
Thanks for taking the time to cruise through this post. Below are links to the other participants in this monthly Art Elements Blog Theme Post: Stars. Have fun being inspired and seeing what kind of creative things others are coming up with:
Handmade Component Bazaar One Day Artist Show November 1, 2018
I am keeping pace with at least 1 Facebook Group show a month through January 2019. This month I will have my work for sale in the Handmade Component Bazaar Group. I start listing items around 10am EST on Nov. 1st and clear the wall on Nov. 2 around 8am (cleared by 10am for the next artist).
Here are some photos of the pieces ready for you!
Marsha Neal Studio Handmade Ceramic Bead Pairs (I call these Earring Sized Pairs)
Marsha Neal Studio Ceramic Stoneware Rustic Stone Space Bead Sets (some in pairs, others just one of six different rustic glaze colors).
A selection of my handmade ceramic beads including some ornament shaped pieces.
I wrote up a blog post over on Art Elements about using wooden rolling pins to create the texture for some of these ornaments.
Handmade Component Bazaar Facebook Group
If you’ve never participated in one of these Facebook Group sales, it is pretty easy:
- Click Join if the group is closed (this helps keep spammers out).
- Scroll down the page to see what is for sale or click on the group Photos tab.
- Read the description and see if you want to purchase (your commenting on a photo with the intent to buy is your contract to buy).
- Some artists offer MTO (Made To Order), BIN (Buy It Now), and often you will see a Starting Bid, with increments of $1 (whole dollar) until BIN is met or auction closes. It all depends on the artist, and it is useful to look at the artists introductory post for details.
- Shipping is usually added onto the invoice cost. And most payment is by PayPal as it is easiest. You often just message the seller your PayPal email address. If you don’t have a PayPal account, the artist should be able to send you an invoice which you can use PayPal to pay – without having an actual account. I do not know exactly how this works, but people mention they have done it before.
- If you are ordering international, it is up to you to pay any additional fees in taxes or otherwise if your country decides to hit you with fees. They will get their money any way they can…
- Look for Giveaways! With Facebook, if you comment on a post, it usually shows up in people’s feeds. So artists offer giveaways to entice you to buy from their show, connect with their customers and also to help get their work seen by more people. It is greatly appreciated and a lot of fun to read through the answers.
And with that, I am off to go get ready for my show! I hope to see you over there or if you missed this show, look for me on December 4, 2018 in the One Sweet Bead Market Show or January 3, 2019 in the Handmade Component Bazaar Group again. My Marsha Neal Studio Etsy Shop is always available!
