http://www.artmetal.com/tags/craft The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/blog/valerie_weihmanrock/2011/09/art_tech_idea <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>I enjoy playing with the ideas of knowing technique..but then again also working totally free of preconceived techniques. Here are some quotes to spark imagination. I love the phrase: "tintinnabulation of the merry bells".</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/valerie_weihmanrock/2011/09/art_tech_idea">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/valerie_weihmanrock/2011/09/art_tech_idea#comment craft creativity techniques Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:05:16 -0500 Valerie WeihmanRock 11540 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ironphoenix/2011/07/shop_plug <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Been looking at options for advertising my work. Trying to make sales. Especially trying to get my name out there and get people looking at my work. More people I can expose to my craft the better. :)</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ironphoenix/2011/07/shop_plug">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ironphoenix/2011/07/shop_plug#comment aid angela Art craft decorative design Etsy hand made help iron phoenix ornamental promotion sales sculpture shop Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:39:22 -0500 IronPhoenix 11422 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ajtivol/2009/09/the_beginning <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Last Wednesday I attended my first class in Art Metal Design at a local community college. I'm taking the class from someone whose work I already respect, someone I trust as a teacher, someone who cares deeply about art.</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ajtivol/2009/09/the_beginning">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/ajtivol/2009/09/the_beginning#comment craft education learn premiere Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:07:58 -0500 AJTivol 8782 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/smyth_boone/2009/01/are_you_a_master_craftsman_10_000_hour_theory <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Are you a master of your art/craft?</p> <p>According to author, musician, neuro-scientist, Daniel Levitin in his book; "This is Your Brain on Music" ( a New York Times best-seller, Plume Printing 2006) , an expert or master of any craft is measured by that person practicing their craft for 10,000 hours.</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/smyth_boone/2009/01/are_you_a_master_craftsman_10_000_hour_theory">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/smyth_boone/2009/01/are_you_a_master_craftsman_10_000_hour_theory#comment Art craft craftsman design how-to master Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:25:01 -0600 Smyth Boone 7583 at http://www.artmetal.com