Heart brooch doodle/sketching

I posted last month about my Heart-a-Day Brooch Calendar idea.  

A portion of that is posted below. 

Tonight some brainstorming. 

fabric, leather, chain, beads, collage, piercings, forging, hinges, materials

                

I'll be returning this year to a long time idea of making 29 totally unique heart brooches/pins and building a display for them, something like a February Heart-a-Day advent calendar (including leap year) of one-of-a-kind wearable hearts.  

Part of my goal is to stretch creatively both in design and materials. Last year during Art-a-Day January I completed five pin/brooches.  Below is the first: steel construction strapping and sterling silver.  Wonderfully Steampunk in look and feel. 

I may end up making 42 in order to choose a favorite 29

Are you Ready? 18 Days until Art-a-Day January 2016!!!

I'm beyond excited to launch into Art-a-Day 2016! 

Will you join us?

This is day 3 in my new studio space since selling our home and significantly downsizing 6 months ago. I am so excited to start making again. 

I'll be returning this year to a long time idea of making 29 totally unique heart brooches/pins and building a display for them, something like a February Heart-a-Day advent calendar (including leap year) of one-of-a-kind wearable hearts.  

Part of my goal is to stretch creatively both in design and materials. Last year during Art-a-Day January I completed five pin/brooches.  Below is the first: steel construction strapping and sterling silver.  Wonderfully Steampunk in look and feel. 

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Day 6 Rawhide Heart Brooch

Ta Da!  

I wanted to to do something lighter, more delicate and the rawhide seemed a fun, quirky notion. 

So pleased to get this completed today. I think it's cuter than the picture captures. The agate "leaf" is a bit flat and washed out.