Challenging Challenges

Having enjoyed the Spring Is Sprung challenge set by Linda Jones at the WireWorkers Guild last month I've decided to enter a few more. Making something to meet a brief set by someone else exercises the greater grey matter not only in choosing colours, materials etc to match the requirement but also ensuring that the more technical side of bringing it all together works. Thinking of the layout of the piece, how it will fasten and how the various components can be joined together are as much of a challenge sometimes as the more creative aspects.




So here are a few challenges you might be interested in:

• Make Jewellery Challenge -Based on Issue 24 or Spring theme, closes April 7 2011
• Metal Clay Today - Make Jewellery For Him challenge, closes April 20 2011
• Crafts Beautiful forum - Crafty One Two Three Challenge , closes April 10 2011
• Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge, closes March 31 but there will be a new one next month

Also the Wire Workers Guild will publish any photos of pieces submitted before the end of March in their gallery - the piece must obviously contain some wire art. Check out the website for the rules.

Good luck and if I come across any more challenges I'll add them to the list above! Mean while here are a couple of photos of my entry to the MJ Spring challenge: