I was surprised when they not only were chosen, but ended up as Editor's Choice!
That set was made of pewter that I then plated in copper. Here is a picture of a matching set I made into a bracelet.
30 December 2012
Beads 2008
The same friend I mentioned yesterday handed me a contest entry about the same time, for Interweave's Beads 2008. I decided to enter a set of beads I had just designed for Thanksgiving.
28 December 2012
A Change Of Use
A while back a friend of mine suggested I market my creations using my name instead of my current business name ( +Purple Dragon Gifts ) . I did not follow her advice until this week. As of today this blog is changing format from a semi-political essay and neat stuff I like blog into the publishing of myself as an artist blog.
My name is Greg Krynen and my artwork uses many mediums for expression. If part of being a professional means earning money then I have been a professional artist since about fourth grade. During that year of school I found a short piece of telephone trunk cabling on the side of the road. Upon looking at the wires I saw all of the different colored coatings and decided to start wire wrapping them into rings and such to give to my friends. Shortly thereafter I received requests from my male friends to custom make items for them so they could give them to their female friends. An entrepreneur was formed.
Since that time I have dabbled in silver work, aluminum casting, brass casting, machine tool operation, pewter casting, wood working, cement casting, welding, polymer clay, paper crafts, sewing, costuming and props, lapidary, ceramics and many other forms of artistic media expression. Heck, I have even tried my hand at visual arts through acting, film shooting, video shorts, print, and audio recordings. I will never claim to be a master but recognition has been bestowed upon me.
Regardless of the medium being worked with I often find myself creating jewelry pieces. Currently a few projects are leaning towards housewares and decor.
Some of my past work can be seen at https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/PastArtwork and https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/OOAKsold
My name is Greg Krynen and my artwork uses many mediums for expression. If part of being a professional means earning money then I have been a professional artist since about fourth grade. During that year of school I found a short piece of telephone trunk cabling on the side of the road. Upon looking at the wires I saw all of the different colored coatings and decided to start wire wrapping them into rings and such to give to my friends. Shortly thereafter I received requests from my male friends to custom make items for them so they could give them to their female friends. An entrepreneur was formed.
Since that time I have dabbled in silver work, aluminum casting, brass casting, machine tool operation, pewter casting, wood working, cement casting, welding, polymer clay, paper crafts, sewing, costuming and props, lapidary, ceramics and many other forms of artistic media expression. Heck, I have even tried my hand at visual arts through acting, film shooting, video shorts, print, and audio recordings. I will never claim to be a master but recognition has been bestowed upon me.
Regardless of the medium being worked with I often find myself creating jewelry pieces. Currently a few projects are leaning towards housewares and decor.
Some of my past work can be seen at https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/PastArtwork and https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/OOAKsold
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