Shop Update Today

So today was spent taking lots of photographs and getting an update into the shop. I love the unfamiliarity of the shop for the first few days after an update, it keeps things fresh.

We have been rocking out some more new stock which we will be listing soon too so keep an eye out for newness all round.

To all our stateside clients,friends and visitors, we would love to wish you guys a really special thanksgiving celebration (feeling a tad jealous that we don't have those festivities here in Ireland) but in the spirit of thanksgiving lets be thankful for all the positive things that have happened this year, for all the new friends and especially thankful to our customers who allow us to create each and every day, thank you all for sharing in our passion and creativity.

Enjoy ! x

Bonzie & Ger

Client Corner.

Lately we have been very fortuanate to have worked with some really special clients for their wedding accoutrement's. Many of these ladies have returned to share pics of their special day with us and we have been collecting up all these images and we thought it would be nice to share them with you. We decided to have a post on the blog each week dedicated to "Client Corner" to share some of the inspirational images that come back to us through our etsy clients.
The pic shown above is from an absolutely fabulous bride who we worked with a wee while ago for a vintage inspired shrug. I adore the photo and how it has captured such a natural looking couple on such an amazing day, I love the ethereal nature of this shot! The photographer for the day was Nadia Anderson, a lady with a gifted eye for style! The whole shot has such an editorial quality to it, truly like a fashion spread for vogue, I'm thinking the fact that our client looks like a model and has a fabulously handsome beau helps somewhat too ;)
Thank you guys for sharing this with us both, it is so uplifting to see our creations in real life situations, heres to a magical future for you both.
we are looking forward to sharing more of these client snaps in future too.
x
Bonzie & Ger

The Sunglasses Bird

I bought these great glasses super cheap the other day. I didn't know what I was going to do with them until I took them apart, then this creature seemed like the natural thing to make.

Transplants

Hair is a funny.

It's one of those things that we have many different strong feelings about, depending on where we find it.

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And to those with who have kids, or know kids 9 to 18 in Indianapolis- remember that I'm doing an activity this Saturday, November 29th. It will be at the FANTASTIC Indianapolis Municipal Public Library downtown. Info here. I think it will be fun.

Confetti Shoot!

Guys, there is great excitement around here lately as the fairytale bridal photo shoot that we were a part of a wee while back in that gorgeous Parkinasilla Hotel location up in Kerry has come out this week. We were really looking forward to seeing the spread in the magazine but what we didn't account for was the fact that the bridal magazine chose one of our bridal ensembles for the front page too!!! I can't even describe how special the day was when I went up and purchased my own copy of the mag ( in fact I think the lady on the till was probably wondering what that strange look on my face was when I was paying for it, I wanted so badly to blurt out to her that it was our clothing on the front! the poor girl. lol)

The whole shoot was based on fairytale bridal theme, its was really romantic and magical, it came out really fab, the stylist and photographer involved were only fabulous too.

We wanted to share the excitement with you guys and I took some pics from the actual magazine itself. All in all a nice week for us. xx

Bonzie & Ger

Bolero Express!

Recently we have been spending some time honoring lots of custom bridal bolero orders for the shop. Its a really nice way of adding a bit of couture to a simple dress or adding a bit of theme to an overall wedding look. Here are some of the more recent wedding boleros to hit the shop

x

Bonzie & Ger

Four Forked Feline

I thought I'd post something that I made the other day. I could imagine Bent Objects Widgets being deleted from personal pages around the world, so that their owners wouldn't have to see my last post 24/7!

Anyway, I was looking for something to incorporate this plastic cutlery into, and decided that this was the best use of it. The forks are leftover from last years S.O.S.A.D. event (a day for enjoying only strangely orange food). It hangs from fishing line.

Ringworm

More flesh colored fimo clay. Taking a break from wire for a day or two.

Customer of the month!

Over here at Bonzie headquarters ( you will have to excuse me now folks, I have just come back from the cinema, went to see the bond movie ;) Had a blue ice slushee, just a wee bit of random information for you , really it was the most memorable part of the event, oooh almost forgot and the blue eyes too! piercing, indeed.

Anyhew........ As I was saying before my mind wondered in a sugar induced trance.. We are running a customer of the month prize in "ye olde shoppe". At the end of each month we will pop all the names of our customers on etsy from that month into a raffle and the winner will be sent a mystery Bonzie Prize. Just to give a little back. :)
Pictured above is one of the latest commissions hot off the cutting table.Our client, who happens to be a tribal fusion belly dancer (cool!) sent us over an amazing selection of lace to work with and we were very happy with the results. The textures in this piece are very nice and the subtle mix of autumnul color/colour tones add an added dimension. I love the way the lace spills over the edge, I love lace... did I mention I am all loved up on a blue slushee? Seriously guys, how much sugar would you think they put in those bad boys. can't be good for you!

well, while I try to sleep off my glucose hangover, I hope you guys are doing something nice tonight, why not share your plans in the comments section, I would love to know what yall are up to. ;)

x

bonzie & Ger

Some fun links, and a notice for kids in Indianapolis.

Yeah, yeah, I know. You come here for the funny haha's and bent wire stuff. I've got a good idea for a piece, but it's more of a "yeah, this must mean something profound" instead of a "I wish I had a poster of this for my dorm room" kind of thing I'm afraid. Sorry! But I don't feel like being up til one a.m. making it and posting it though, so this other stuff will have to do.

First some great links (if I do say so myself).

#1. Tilt shift photography meets stop motion film making - A short, well worth watching video about it.

#2. An artist who I just found out about, but he's been doing great things since the early nineties. I'm just out of the loop, I guess. His name? David Shrigley. His photos, his sculptures, and his animations.

#3. A portrait blog of people's portraits. Color portraits of fashionable hairstyles just don't age well. Send your 20 year old portrait in for people to comment on. Go ahead, I dare you.

For those of you who live in Indianapolis or it's suburbs (I know there are a few of you out there, although I think I have more visitors from the Singapore than within my own metropolitan area), I'm going to the Indianapolis Public Library to hear Tyler Green give a talk Thursday evening (Nov. 13, 08). Information about what he's speaking on is here.

Also, if you're still reading this- I'll be speaking to, and working with children at the big beautiful library November 29th at 2 p.m. If you're interested, you may want to register your child (9-18 years old) ahead of time. Info is here! Space is limited.

If you do live in the Indy area and haven't visited the new downtown Public Library, then let me tell you, you're really missing a beautiful place. It's a wonderful piece of architecture that our tax dollars built that ordinary people like us can actually enter for free! (unlike a certain gigantic football stadium that I can't afford tickets to set foot in).

An interesting Collaboration

Recently we were approached by a very stylish mommy who wanted us to create a bag with all the usual adornments , trim and frou frou but was also looking for the bag to be roomy and practical to house all her little ones bits and bobs. We knew that one of our usual evening bags wouldn't quite house enough stuff so we had to come up with a new large bag that would be elegant and stylish yet very practical and functional at the same time.

I was pleasantly surprised with the results as I never would have attempted to mix both functionality and adornment before. Thanks again to a client who challenged our usual comfort zone we have come up with a new bag style which we are really excited about and longing to produce more for the christmas season. Im thinking they would make awesome gifts for that special stylish friend not to mention a mom with a little one who just wants a bag to hold lots of odds and ends while looking pretty!

x

Bonzie & Ger

A Dutchman's Ear

Fimo, wire, paintbrush.

Probably our most colourful client ever

One of my most favourite things about selling online is finding out where in the globe an item is being shipped and to whom. Recently I had the pleasure of sending a piece to an extremely talented and inspirational young woman called Gabby Young. (piece worn above in photoshoot)

Gabby fronts an awesome UK based band who are creating waves in the music scene at the moment and are surely on their way up through an amazing adventure. GabbyYoung and Other Animals are going places for sure. Heres a snippet from their blog, http://www.gabbyyoungandotheranimals.com/

"Causing a reaction is becoming a habit for the instantly recognisable girl with a petite frame, mane of red hair and the vocal ability of a lioness. Although classically trained, her diverse musical tastes include pop, rock, folk, jazz, funk and experimental and that shines through in every song. Critics are agreed, Gabby Young is a true original. Already overcoming thyroid cancer at the tender age of 22, her voice has been described as having a vocal range that would melt marble at a hundred paces. High praise indeed, but an initial listen to her debut EP will soon have you making similar comparisons. Her commanding stage presence has earned her a fan base that spans a range of musical genres, from folk to antifolk, acoustic trip to jazz."

Gabby you are truely an inspiration. ;)

(pics by talented photographer Joseph Lee)

Soup Timer

It's kind of a functional caricature.




This piece, called Soup Timer is designed so that the moment you feel the world's attention is focused on you and only you, you can set the timer so that you'll know when your time is up. It's embarrassing to keep acting like a somebody, when you're quite clearly not anyone of importance at all.

It's a piece of functional art that I've recently started making now and then (it's in my Etsy shop). And thanks to those who have purchased something recently, it's much appreciated, and I'm trying to put a new thing or two in there when I get a chance.

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I had hoped to make a Hansel and Gretel themed image to post along with this link. For those in the Indianapolis area, check it out. I've previewed it already, and there are some wonderful pieces there by all of your favorite New Yorker Magazine artists! Very kid friendly also.

Maybe I'll get an idea over the weekend to post here at Bent Objects, but no promises!

Untitled. November 5th, 2008

Mr. Mustache Comb Guy

When we took our little four day getaway in Kentucky a few weeks ago, my wife and daughter forgot their hairbrushes (I don't have much need for them nowadays). The front desk of the hotel was nice enough to give them a couple of these pocket combs, which was one more than they really needed, I thought.

I sat down on the hotel bed and doodled this guy one evening after we took a tour through Mammoth Cave. He kind of reminds me of 1977.

He's on his way to L.A. now after being purchased from my Etsy Shop. I've got a couple of new things there, and hope to add some more, but I'm notoriously slow in that department. I rarely repeat myself, which has hampered my ability to have much in there. Almost every single one is an improvisation on each bend of the wire, and the concept behind it.








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My fellow Americans, Let's all get out there and vote! No matter which candidate that you think is best for our futures, we all are in this together, and I hope that we can soon close some of the rifts between us that have been created by this whole process.