It’s that time again – time to meet another fantastic chainmaille artist who has agreed to let us pick their brain for our “Ask an Artist” blog series! Charlene Anderson is an incredibly talented chainmaille jewelry artist (who incidentally uses Blue Buddha rings frequently!) and was Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazine’s Featured Artist of the Year in 2010. As someone widely recognized for coming up with new and interesting designs, weaves and projects, she is the perfect person to ask questions about creating your own original designs. Read more about Charlene below and learn how to submit your questions for her at the end of the post.
___________________________________________________________________
Charlene Anderson grew up in Hemet, California, on a Thoroughbred horse ranch. After college she moved to Hawaii, (sea level) where she lived for more than twenty years, before finally moving to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (6237 feet above sea level, oxygen tank optional).
Being fortunate enough to extensively travel the world, her time exploring the cultures, architecture and artwork in over 100 countries has given Charlene an international perspective to design; borrowing inspiration from different cultures and continents and combining them in original and eclectic ways is a hallmark of her work
Her work has been featured in many books and magazines, including Step by Step Wire Jewelry, Spin-Off, Interweave Knits, Handwoven, and many more. She has held numerous one-woman gallery shows and has been featured in juried exhibitions around the world
Charlene also sells her jewelry and jewelry making tools and supplies through her web site www.charanderson.com.
__________________________________________________________________
It’s your turn to pick Charlene’s brain about how she turns her widely varied sources of inspiration into beautiful original designs. We will be accepting questions until Friday, April 8th! Here’s how to get your question to Charlene:
1. Write it in the comments section at the end of this blog entry
2. Post it to our wall on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlueBuddhaBoutique
3. Tweet it to us using @BlueBuddhaBtq: http://twitter.com/BlueBuddhaBtq
4. Email it to me at [email protected]
Super gorgeous little works of art.