Elysian Field Originals

A Journey with Leaves

Valerie Ashley — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:17:58 +0000

Summer is coming to an end and once more we begin to turn inward here at Elysian Field Originals with an eye to nesting for the winter. Leaves are already beginning to fall and I’ve collected quite a few from the area here in Rhode Island, as well as Maine.

The recent hurricane, Irene, wreaked havoc with many of us along the Eastern corridor, and now that things are slowly returning to normal I can finish up on some polymer commission pieces I am woefully behind on. The only good Irene did was to aid me with my leaf collection, lol.

While out walking the other day I was gathering leaf specimens and began to think of the strange journey that these beautiful organics have taken me on. Who would have thought that a leaf would foster friendships with people worldwide in places such as Belgium, England, Italy, China, Australia, and across the USA…a leaf could do all this?

Leaves are so complex, yet simplistic in their beauty. The colors, textures, sizes, are all unique and none are identical, much like the people I create my wearable art pieces for. I am so grateful for the opportunities that have come along…mostly for the wonderful people I have met along the way…on my journey with leaves…

Free Easter Craft Ebooks!

Valerie Ashley — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:58:45 +0000

It’s always fun around the holidays to do some crafting with the kids. My grandsons love glue, glitter and making an all around mess, so grab a few of these great FREE Easter ebooks to get a jump start on your Easter fun! Must have Adobe Reader to view them. Link is HERE!

Happy Crafting!!

Valerie

Tiffany Leaf earrings on Polymer Clay Daily

Valerie Ashley — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Nothing nicer on a sunny Friday morning than sipping a cup of coffee, checking emails, and finding out I am featured for Friday’s artist on Polymer Clay Daily. Many thanks to Cynthia Tinapple for the feature. She’s someone I have followed and admired for years so it was a real honor.

Happy Friday all!

Valerie

Spirit of the Forest, Drunk Drivers, and Polymer Clay

Valerie Ashley — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:24:27 +0000

Hello all and I’m sorry to have disappeared for a bit. A week ago I was rear-ended by a drunk driver and it left me very sore. How scary was the fact that the lady was a nurse on her way to care for a patient. Yikes!!! All is well now, my car is on it’s way to being repaired, and life goes on once more.

Below is a really pretty treasury curated by AutumnBlaze that I am in (Woodland Frolic Necklace). You can click on the pictures and it will take you to each shop, I highly recommend checking out the artists here, some amazing hand crafted art.

I’m working on a few new pieces right now and am thinking of putting together some tutorials to post. My question to you all is what type of tutorial would you like to see? Leave a comment as it will help me decide which direction to take. My latest miniature is a dragon or gargoyle. I love to work in miniature but it is hard to detail all at once and so I am series baking it as I progress. Next comes feet, claws and teeth all in translucent clay, continue on with the spikes on back, add wings, a tail and paint. The gargoyle is only 3” tall!

Spirit of the Forest curated by AutumnBlaze

Autumn Eyes Leaf Or… merrygifts $5.50	Woodland Mask TwistedWhimsey $49.00	Autumn Goddess Leaf… TheBohemianGod… $399.00
Leather wedding gue… crearting $110.00	Deerskin and Suede … RaggedEdgeLeat… $650.00	The Enchanted Cupbo… LambCandy $40.00
HARVEST MOON Faerie… SpinningCastle $550.00	VILA – Neo Victoria… HaremRoyal $157.00	Horned Goddess… H… BubblesAndFrow… $136.66
woodland frolic nat… ElysianFields $116.80	Fine Art Print – Fo… meggyb $12.95	Wood Shaman CrimsonSpark $125.00
greenman castiron d… poopisan $54.00	Spiral dance green … FractalWings $55.00	Glorious Golden Dry… prismmoon $14.00

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Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!!

One Day When I AM rich!

Valerie Ashley — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:20:21 +0000

Thought I would share a treasury that my Wolf Moon Cuff is in. Check out some of the other gorgeous pieces shown, just click on the photo and it will take you to the items. Enjoy!

‘One day…. When I am RICH!!!’ by trinitydj

wolf moon ooak bead emb… ElysianFields $115.00	Midnight Stars TEAPOT S… georgiesmom $135.00	Giraffe Five-Cameo Stre… joolzhayworth $60.00
TheNakedParrot.com’… TheNakedParrot $124.95	Malachite, Moldavite an… Ruonan $65.00	Parindra Art Necklace Hokaiye $390.00
ONE OF A KIND Fairy Vi… twighlightange… $175.00	Gourd art – Medicine Ma… candythomasgou… $850.00	Bossa Nova Sunset Neckl… DesignTheory $110.00
Dragonfly Necklace in P… PhenomenaJewel… $95.00	BROWN AND TURQUOISE LIM… PinkPelicanDes… $75.00	LIGHTCUBE ILLUMINATED A… biofreq $185.00
Crystal Feathers- uniqu… bonheur $179.00	Earth Tones – Silver Ce… Missdragonflya… $68.00	Leaf Motif/Dark Green beadstodifor $80.00

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