KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.

Mary_Scope

They look great @Annie015! I bet that was very relaxing to do, how long did they take?

SmellyBin

Finally finished the mittens for my boyfriend. Pattern is the Irish Moss Stitch.

Rachel_Scope

They're gorgeous @SmellyBin. I love the colours

Mary_Scope

Oooh lush @SmellyBin!! They look very warm and cosy!!

Annie015

@Mary_Scope they can take a few weeks or months depending on when I do them but I still doing the cats in the basket at the moment and then I'll start on the Harry Potter ones xx

StarryEyed

It's so exciting to see everyone's artwork. What a wide range of gorgeous and inspiring art forms. Wow!

This is my newly found artwork, which I started 1-1/2 years ago due to being housebound with my mobility disability. It's jewellery made primarily from second-hand jewellery donations that were made to a charity shop that I volunteer for. These are from the donations that couldn't be sold for various reasons, such as too dirty, old-fashioned, unacceptably ugly or broken. If I can't clean them and sell them, or fix them and sell them, I take them apart, then design and make new jewellery, which is then sold for charity. These are all my designs from this Christmas' collection…

Rachel_Scope

They're beautiful @StarryEyed! Such a great idea to use old pieces to make new ones. Do you have a favourite?

StarryEyed

Thank you, @Rachel_Scope . I had volunteered in the store for about seven years before getting immobile, so I knew how the system worked. But it took me 1-1/2 years before I came up with the idea. A little thick. Lol!

You ask which is my favourite, as in of the four necklaces I posted?

Rachel_Scope

It's impressive that you came up with the idea at all! I'm a big believer in reusing items.

Either from those 4 or any that you've made. I've love to see a picture of course.

StarryEyed

You want a short answer or a long answer? 😁

StarryEyed

And thank you.

Rachel_Scope

I'm happy with either! I look forward to seeing your creations when I'm back in the morning 😊

StarryEyed

Short answer - There are too many reasons to like a piece that I can't pick a favourite.

Long answer - Reasons I like a piece are:

*I was able to fix it and sell it so it was easy

*I was able to clean it and sell it so it was easy

*I like the materials (my favourite materials are wood, glass, silver, resin, natural stones, aluminium, leather and most plastics).

*I like the colour

*I like the colour combinations

*I like the texture

*I like the form

*I had to be very creative to design/fix the piece

*I was able to design and make the piece quickly

Strawberry1

Strawberry1

This is something a drew a while ago

I do remember one mental health worker talking about drawing as a good thing to do to help with Mental Health

Strawberry1

I would like to get better at art

Strawberry1

I may take it back up again

StarryEyed

Hi Strawberry 🥰 Your drawing is so fluid and lively and complex. I love it! I can't draw worth beans. Never could. You definitely have the gift!

Strawberry1

Thank you @StarryEyed

I appreciate your kind words

Very grateful

StarryEyed

By saying you'd like to get better, do you mean by taking courses? There are tons of online courses. I learned almost everything about jewellery making through the internet - Google searches, YouTube and Pinterest.