ann chavez
08-04-2007, 10:03 AM
on one hand, i'm pretty sure i don't belong on this forum, as the work i've seen here is marvelous and very professional-looking, and my own is primitive and funky; on the other hand, this is what i do, for better or for worse, and some of it is "southwest"-themed (all of it is southwest-inspired, as that's my environment and my in-vironment). so--i'm here.
i'm ann, 57 years old, mother and grandmother. i live in a rural part of northwestern new mexico with the prince of my dreams and numerous pets, most of which are rescues. i was a professional archaeologist in the west and southwest for 25 years, the last five of which were as the head of my own archaeology company. i retired in 2002 to pursue a jewelry-making career, which so far has barely paid enough to keep me in supplies.
i painted as a hobby all of my able life, and decided in 2004 to combine my love of making pictures with my love of stringing beads, and my "jackalart" was born. because i'm very much a DIY kinda person (i want to be able to do as much as possible by my own hand), i have been making the ceramic pendant blanks and beads and glass beads that i use in my jackalart necklaces. i've also made a few sterling bezels for my ceramic art pendants, but that is definitely a process-in-progress (i.e. i'm not very good at it yet).
i'm on extremely slow rural dial-up (which often pops off entirely at random moments), so my internet visits are usually relatively brief (i don't scroll a lot or post a lot). when i get a chance, i'll post pics of my (remember--i'm nowhere near as accomplished as you-all are!) southwest-themed pieces.
excited to see this forum! thanks, guys!
i'm ann, 57 years old, mother and grandmother. i live in a rural part of northwestern new mexico with the prince of my dreams and numerous pets, most of which are rescues. i was a professional archaeologist in the west and southwest for 25 years, the last five of which were as the head of my own archaeology company. i retired in 2002 to pursue a jewelry-making career, which so far has barely paid enough to keep me in supplies.
i painted as a hobby all of my able life, and decided in 2004 to combine my love of making pictures with my love of stringing beads, and my "jackalart" was born. because i'm very much a DIY kinda person (i want to be able to do as much as possible by my own hand), i have been making the ceramic pendant blanks and beads and glass beads that i use in my jackalart necklaces. i've also made a few sterling bezels for my ceramic art pendants, but that is definitely a process-in-progress (i.e. i'm not very good at it yet).
i'm on extremely slow rural dial-up (which often pops off entirely at random moments), so my internet visits are usually relatively brief (i don't scroll a lot or post a lot). when i get a chance, i'll post pics of my (remember--i'm nowhere near as accomplished as you-all are!) southwest-themed pieces.
excited to see this forum! thanks, guys!