DaSilva Studios
✨Hand-painted glass enamel jewelry✨ A trove of tiny illustrated worlds fired in glass
03/01/2024
This painting of Duke has his ashes mixed into the design on the front and back of the pendant. The materials are glass enamel and cast silver on a silver chain, and the recipient of this memorial portrait is my sweet husband
12/04/2023
Day 50/100: Final daily post from me. I’ve gained a lot from this lovely project. Here is one of my 7th grader’s responses to
“what do artists think about and do?”
:)
12/04/2023
Day 49/100: tomorrow is going to be my last of these daily posts. I feel more excited to do the studio things as my schedule allows than to keep a daily account which can be a bit much for me sometimes.
11/04/2023
Day 48/100 wax ideas
10/04/2023
Day 47/100 (Not my work)
09/04/2023
Day 46/100: continuing clay figures. First one is modeling how to position for centering clay. Also a new exacto set for wax carving.
08/04/2023
Day 45/100: brought home clay and started some figure sculptures
06/04/2023
Day 44/100: my students are really cool.
05/04/2023
Day 43/100 - some pieces thrown by my 7-12 graders this week, plus an ice cream bowl I am working on
05/04/2023
Day 42/100 - base coat cats and crocuses
03/04/2023
Day 41/100: Exploring underglaze. Going to use this lil guy for my live demos tomorrow about using underglaze like watercolors.
02/04/2023
Day 40/100
Caught some sun on our heads today.
02/04/2023
Day 39/100: notes about painting with underglaze. Also it is Nina’s Sweet Sixteen today.
31/03/2023
Day 38/100: I teach high school art and I love my job. It is an extension of studio time that involves getting to see other 120 people mess around with the process every weekday and learn about themselves.
31/03/2023
Day 37/100
30/03/2023
Day 36/100
28/03/2023
Day 35/100: little paint water jar
28/03/2023
Day 34/100: Throwing demos for all six classes. No time for a photo with full time clay mits today. So here’s this comic I found.
26/03/2023
Day 33/100: shrubby shapes
25/03/2023
Day 32/100: pressing buttons for John’s drum tracks
24/03/2023
Day 31/100: music
23/03/2023
Day 30/100: view from the pottery wheel in my classroom
22/03/2023
Day 29/100: designing a dream palette that my cat can’t drink out of or knock over. It will involve a wheel thrown water dish, several (10?) wells for enamel colors and holes to keep my favorite brushes within reach. Not pictured are the lids for each potential design. That’s what keeps Nina out of the paint water.
21/03/2023
Day 28/100: organizing the studio I teach in! This supply closet was a nightmare. A few kind students helped out. I didn’t take any before pics - just picture all the stuff just kind of everywhere.
21/03/2023
Day 27/100: firing earrings
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