A New Series

Working on a new series that involves tin types and filigree!
Here is the first one i've finished.
Title: Blushing Boy
Media: Silver, Pink Tourmaline, steel

Patiently Awaiting

Finally took images from my Photo 1 class last semester. I kinda went a little overboard with it. teehehee. Took an average of 40 hours of shooting 12 standard black and white rolls of film, developing, printing many, MANY proof prints, and final prints.
Then another average of 40+ hours of designing, hand fabricating the frames and assembly.
I dont like to toot my own horn but im really proud of this one. If you would like to see it
closer or better details heres my flickr link!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanda_scheutzow/

"Raven's Cameo" and 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition

NEW!! :D
I've been pretty sick this past month and decided that I was going to at least make it some what productive. This actually started out at just a doodle when i was working
on my color theory homework and totally snowballed out of control into what you see now! may i also say making that chain was such a PAIN!!! but well worth it in the end :D
Also it was accepted into the 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition!! Last year my "Every Cactus Has its Thorns" piece made it in and won second place in jewelry! wish me luck this year!

4th Annual Arizona Designer Craftsmen Juried Exibition

WOOOO!
This was such an exciting show for me.
All four pieces i submitted made it in and i won first place in the entire show!
The show itself was really impressive, i had no clue and really surprised me when i won, i was just happy i got
in the show to begin with. There was sooooo
much really nice stuff in the show and i
defiantly had some favorites, all around awesome show
full of amazing artists! I feel honored to get to have my art in there with them.

Me with my piece that won :D

Me and my Dad, he has yet to miss any of my shows.
just saying, my Dad is awesome and i'm so lucky to have him!
Love ya Dad! "Release"


"Every Cactus Has its Thorns"

"El Musta-Cheh"


"Night Watchers"

Lost and Abandoned Memory

On one of my antique store raids, i came
across this metal box, to discover that within
this metal box, was a slide viewer and slides
from the 1960's of a trip to the grand canyon.
They were Abandoned and Forgotten in life's movements.
Memories long gone, ghosts of what was.
I bought them and took them home to give them
meaning again.

So this is what i came up with.
and may i say im REALLY excited
to see what all comes out of this series :)
in normal light the piece looks nice and simple
and you cant really see anything but black
in the slide. But hold it up to light and there's
your hidden oasis, at your very finger tips.
let your imagination take you away to a calm place,
where water is streaming, and birds calling, a prefect
getaway from today's busy world. The Negative shows
a lovely stream/creek flowing down rocks of all sizes
with a sweet sky and trees.