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More Bits and Pieces – September 2021

More Bits and Pieces – September 2021

Oct 25, 2021 | Challenges, Guest Blog

When I was asked to write a guest blog last year for the first Bits and Pieces Challenge, I was a little bit worried that nobody would be interested in my musings on the subject. But when I started to write it I found I quite liked the idea I was just talking to...
Why I Enter the Bits and Pieces Challenge

Why I Enter the Bits and Pieces Challenge

Oct 25, 2021 | Challenges, Guest Blog

Anca Crahmaliuc from Romania is one of the artists who regularly enters our just-for-fun monthly Bits and Pieces challenges in the public Metal Clay Fun with AMCAW Facebook group. There are no prizes for this challenge but the artists who enter something always get...
Alchemy Challenge Winner – Beginner Category

Alchemy Challenge Winner – Beginner Category

Oct 11, 2021 | Challenges

Meet Nancy Heise Winner, Beginner Category, Alchemy Challenge Congratulations to Nancy, winner of the Beginner Category in AMCAW’s Alchemy artist challenge! Her winning entry, Trapeze, is a fine silver pendant with a 6 carat monarch opal. “The funniest thing about...
Alchemy Challenge Winner – Intermediate Category

Alchemy Challenge Winner – Intermediate Category

Oct 11, 2021 | Challenges

Meet Wizz Stearne Winner, Intermediate Category, Alchemy Challenge Congratulations to Wizz, winner of the Intermediate Category in AMCAW’s Alchemy artist challenge! Her winning entry, Sorcerer’s Scroll, combines fine silver, cubic zirconia, and an amethyst bead in a...
Alchemy Challenge Winner – Advanced Category

Alchemy Challenge Winner – Advanced Category

Oct 1, 2021 | Challenges

Meet Linda Kaye-Moses Winner, Advanced Category, Alchemy Challenge Congratulations to Linda, winner of the Advanced Category in AMCAW’s Alchemy artist challenge! Her winning entry, Artemisia Liberata, combines milled 18K gold, sterling silver, vitreous enamels,...
The Challenge of the Steampunk Heart

The Challenge of the Steampunk Heart

Jul 10, 2021 | Guest Blog, Challenges

Have you ever thought about entering a challenge and wondered how other artists approach a design challenge? Annemarie Klappe shares what inspired her, and how she approached designing her entry for a recent Bits and Pieces Challenge. Her winning piece evolved during...