Nikki's Bio

Caring about my hair color, because that's my version of a cigarette addiction.

Howdy everyone and welcome to the post where I get to talk all about myself! You may not want to read our bios, but we figured someone might want to know who's ordering them to sculpt like their life depends on it.

Who Am I? I am a 21 year old, slightly OCD college student. I love my hair and wearing cat ears - both offer a silent warning that says, "If you think this is weird, we won't get along." Above all I think that learning, furthering yourself and having life experiences are the most important things out there. I'm set to go to Spain, Ireland, Africa, Germany, and Japan or London with friends, to make sure I'm not the only one getting an international life experience. I really like to ramble and share stories because I get extremely excited and passionate about what I'm talking about, so, you're warned.

Education I took Sheridan's Art Fundamentals course and I suggest these types of courses for people who;

a) Don't know what media they want to focus on, or

b) Simply need some practice and to pick up some really good art pointers! Seriously, I rock the color theory spectrum now.

I'm going into my final year of glass, it's sad and scary, and I have to choose one of four education paths to pursue afterward. Pro tip for art school: Make as many mistakes as you can, as soon as possible.

Goals Clearly, I want to do something big with my art, I have to, and I will. I also love kids and teaching people in general though, which leads me to desire an elusive teaching job instead of being an artist that travels the globe (I do want to do glass work in every continent, and then in as many countries as possible though). If I taught, I would want to be a new-age teacher, using hands-on activities, real life experience and videogame designed courses to enthrall everyone. This is a good time to note that I watch a lot of TED Talks, and a good chunk regale you on the innovative teaching methods people use. Also, I always say that my dream studio/home will be next door to Jessie's home in the country. There are a ton of things I want to do with my life, and if they are all possible, I don't think I have the organizational skills to make it happen.

Finally, this is my cat Amoke and I love her a lot more than I love most of you, sorry.
But just look at how freaking cute she is!

Actually, finally finally I'm going to leave some links on this page to different websites of mine. Aside from Blogger's kiln programs and notes of success/failure, the rest of the sites are simply hubs for photo sharing. Everyone has a preference right?

Glassables: Blogger

Glassables: Tumblr

Glassable: Etsy - An inactive account owns my name ):

Glassables: Pinterest

Glassables Art: Brand Yourself

And of course I'm part owner in;

Craft Battles: Blogger

Craft Battles: Facebook

Why did I add those last two links? Because Brand Yourself, a site which I am a part of, seems pretty insistent that the key to high results on Google is to link your respective websites together as much as possible, as well as name drop as much as is humanly possibly.

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Jessie's Bio

A wild JESSIE appeared!

Craft Battles

Who is the Artist?     I am Jessi. I am a horseback riding, sculpting, programming, video gaming sorta gal. There are many different parts of my life and sometimes I am not sure how they fit together... But they seem to fit, so why question it. I currently live in Hamilton, Ontario but hope to one day own a small acreage in the country somewhere. Come this December, I will be a graduate of Sheridan College  from their Software Development and Network Engineering program (yup, I chose the one with the longest name). Aside from all that formality stuff, I really do love horses and horseback riding. I ride once a week with my little sister Magpie. One day I will own a horse! And we will frolic and do fun things together... and Niki will live beside me and make art of great proportions! Yes... excellent.

Proof I like horses. Prima the wonderpony!

Art in my Life    Art has and always will be a part of my life. It is something I have worked art into my lifestyle and I have trained myself to view things through "Art Goggles". It all started when I was a wee lass... Okay I have no clue when or how it started, all I know is I enjoyed drawing and drawing I did do. I mostly started drawing horses, then I started drawing horses and dogs. Art turned into an emotional outlet through my teen years and art was easily my favourite subject in highschool. In highschool I got to try acrylic painting, watercolour painting, sculpting, drawing with pastels. At that point I loved painting and sculpting, but mainly stuck to drawing while at home. The end of highschool arrived and I had to decide where I would go from there. I decided to take Art Fundies at Sheridan. Then Nikki Trololol'd me back for trying to tag her page. It was a great experience and I got a nifty piece of paper saying I completed the course. That is where I really got to experiment with the different art types and forms. 3D class was my favourite to say the least. Although I loved being in such an artsy environment, it was not something I felt that I could do professionally and be able to make a living with. So currently I make random sculptures and am starting to try out different techniques! I am hoping that with this blog I will get to experiment more with other artsy people. :D 

Goals   So far I have just being doing art as a hobby, however it has always been a dream to sell some of my sculptures. My biggest goal is to start taking commissions and selling my art. Aside from selling my art, I would really like push my art to a new level by experimenting with different techniques and mediums.

I also have cats! White one is Yuna (he is a boy)... He has one green eye and one blue eye! And this little mess of fluff on the right is Truffles :) She lurves me and strings. And come March/April I gets a puppy-dawg :D He will be a boxer! :D:D:D:D:D:D 

(I win)

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Grand Opening: Battle Number 01!

Welcome to the very first Craft Battle between Jessie and Nikki! To get our motivation rolling the very first theme will be based on a sculpture that Jessie has been working on in her spare time.

Battle Theme: Dinosaurs!

Start: Friday August 3rd, 2012
End: Wednesday August 15th, 2012

If anyone would like to compete in this battle check out the four handy Battle Guidelines.

While we're working hard on our dinosaurs we'll post some biographies, tutorials and other art-related information that we find interesting/inspiring, so feel free to stick around!

If, like myself, you only remember to check half of your bookmarked links, then feel free to like our new page on Facebook. Every time we make a new blog post we'll post an update and link on Facebook just for you! Facebook: Craft Battles.

Happy battling!

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Guidelines For Battling!

Jessie insists this isn't necessary just yet, but I'm super excited about the blog, so I'm going to get a little ahead of myself and layout the guidelines for when someone who isn't already one of our friends wants to compete.

1) Your submission must be three dimensional. It cannot be a drawing, but it CAN be embossed, carved into a flat panel, needlework etc. As long as there is some element of 3-dimensionalism then it is acceptable.

2) Currently each competition has a 13 day run time. If you'd like to have your entry posted, please submit it by the 13th day if you can. If you are running behind, we'll be accepting submissions throughout the 13th day that we'll edit into the "Battle End" post.

3) I figure this goes without saying, but we will need you to submit a photo of that final piece if you want us to show it off. (Leave a comment or e-mail craftbattles@gmail.com)

4) When you submit your piece, you need to submit a short blurb about it as well.

"Why?" you ask, because Nikki believes learning how to write about yourself and your work is important. It's a skill used in blogs, galleries, articles, residency applications, grant applications, artist statements, profiles, etc.

If you aren't very enthusiastic about this exercise, Jessie's guidelines are to just list the materials, time spent, techniques used, and your initial thought process.

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