Monday, October 29, 2012

FID : Interview

Very excited and happy to be featured in an interview as part of the launch for the new "Feria Internacional de Diseño" blog. CLICK HERE to read the interview.
CLICK HERE to read the interview. 
Special thank you to Jimena Bolanos for all of her hard work designing this new blog and offering me the opportunity of an interview.
If you would like to read some of my other recent interviews feel free to check out the following links. . .


"Artists Life : Daniel Icaza", By: Kaylee Hinrichs

I will be back with more to share soon. 
Until next time.
Peace and Love



Friday, October 26, 2012

Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China

A special surprise during my visit to China...
While wandering the city with some fellow artists from the "Fifth Beijing International Art Biennale", we stumbled upon this gem.  
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE.
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE. 
I am fascinated by astronomy and enjoy taking pictures of the sky on clear nights, so this was a very special and inspiring place to visit.  
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE. 
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE. 
I was completely mesmerised by these amazing "contraptions" and this museum easily became one of the highlights of the trip for me. 
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE.  
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE. 
If you would like to see more pictures of this museum, feel free to click on one of the links provided in the image captions.
Ancient Astronomy Museum, Beijing, China. To view the full album of pictures CLICK HERE. 
Much more coming soon!
Until next time.
Peace and Love

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Triangulum Volantis

I created this ring several weeks ago, but was not able to share it until now.

Triangulum Volantis, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 5ct Red Carnelians, 5ct Dendritic Quartz 
I had been told many times to make a double finger ring and finally had a good excuse to make one.

Triangulum Volantis, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 5ct Red Carnelians, 5ct Dendritic Quartz  
I am really happy with the result and hope to play around with the double ring format more in the future. 

Triangulum Volantis, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 5ct Red Carnelians, 5ct Dendritic Quartz  
Always more ideas and work than I have time for. . . Hopefully I manage to get very busy and make a lot of things soon. Speaking of which I have a lot of things to go take care of in the studio today, so its time I got to work.
I will be back with more to share as soon as possible.
Until next time.
Peace and Love 

Monday, October 22, 2012

Artists Life : Interview

I was just featured in a new series of artist interviews on Kaylee Hinrchs' blog Birch & Bees.
CLICK HERE to read the interview. 
CLICK HERE to read the interview. 
I always enjoy participating in interviews as they often make me think about questions I might not ponder on my own.
CLICK HERE to read the interview.
If you would like to read this lovely interview with lots of  information and images, please feel free to CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE to read the interview.
I will be back again soon with more to share.
Until next time.
Peace and Love

Friday, October 19, 2012

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Another picture post... 
Here are a few pictures from my visit to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. 
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
 If you would like to see all of the pictures from the Forbidden City, feel free to click on the link provided in the image captions. 
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE... 
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
  The Forbidden City is truly impressive and completely overwhelming in every sense of the word.
A wonderful experience for anyone who has the opportunity to visit Beijing.  
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. To view more pictures CLICK HERE...
Still more picture posts on the way and hopefully a few other posts as well.
Be back soon with more.
Until next time.
Peace and Love 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Great Wall of China

Another brief picture post.
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images. 
Here are just a few of the pictures I took while visiting the Great Wall.  
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images. 
If You would like to view the full album of pictures, feel free to click on the link provided in the image captions. 
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images. 
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images. 
Even being there it is still difficult to grasp the magnitude and scope of this monument. 
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images.  
The Great Wall, CLICK HERE to view the full album of images. 
Many more pictures still to come and I also plan to write a review of the "Fifth Beijing International Art Biennale", when I find the time.
Be back soon with more to share.
Until next time.
Peace and Love

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

I finally got around to posting all the pictures from my recent trip to China for the "Fifth Beijing International Art Biennale"
Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures.  
These are just a few of the pictures from the Temple of Heaven. 

Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures.  
If you would like to see the full album just follow the link provided in the captions.
 
Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures. 
Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures.  
Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures.   
Temple of Heaven, CLICK HERE  for more pictures.  
There are still a whole bunch of other pictures I plan to share, so...
I will be back soon with more. 
Until next time.
Peace and Love 



Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Treasure Chests : Part 3

It has taken a few days to remember what I was doing before my trip to China. But, now that I have had some time to recollect and readjust my internal clock.
I am happy to share some of the progress on the "treasure chests" that I have been working on.  
TITLE: "Half Dollar? (V1)"
MEDIUM: Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold, 1942 Liberty Half Dollar
DIMENSIONS: 3”, 3”, ¼” 
DATE: 2009
This box was the first prototype and I am rather pleased with how it turned out. Although the box can overpower the presence of the piece within, under the right lighting they do compliment each other very well.

TITLE: "Half Dollar? (V1)"
MEDIUM: Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold, 1942 Liberty Half Dollar
DIMENSIONS: 3”, 3”, ¼”
DATE: 2009
TITLE: "One Cent? (Red Indian)" 
MEDIUM: Copper, Silver, Vitreous Enamel, 1904 Indian Head penny
DIMENSIONS: 2”, 2”, ¼”
DATE: 2011 
This black hinged box is not necessarily finished yet, and I am not sure what else will be added to it, but, it is interesting to see how these cases develop and progress as inspiration guides their creation.

TITLE: "One Cent? (Red Indian)"
MEDIUM: Copper, Silver, Vitreous Enamel, 1904 Indian Head penny
DIMENSIONS: 2”, 2”, ¼”
DATE: 2011 
TITLE: "100 Dollars?"
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6”, 3”, ¼”
DATE: 2009
A more daring design approach, I am really excited to see where this idea is going.

TITLE: "100 Dollars?"
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6”, 3”, ¼”
DATE: 2009
This design presents a few interesting challenges to work around, although having a challenge is always a great exercise. Hopefully through making all of these different cases, I eventually stumble upon the ideal solution for packaging and displaying these "treasures".

TITLE: "100 Dollars?"
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6”, 3”, ¼”
DATE: 2009
None of these cases are 100% finished yet, but some of them are getting very close to being completed. 

TITLE: "100 Dollars?"
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6”, 3”, ¼”
DATE: 2009
There are still a few other designs that I am playing around with as well. I hope to share the evolution of these cases and the other designs I am working on as well (when I find the time). 
I have so many projects to work on at the moment it can be difficult to decide where to focus my attention. 
Regardless I will be back with more progress soon.
If you would like to see part 1 of this "Treasure Chest" series, Just CLICK HERE
Until next time.
Peace and Love

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Return From China


National Art Museum of China
Biennale Opening Ceremony
Me
The Biennale was a wonderful experience and Beijing was an adventure in and of itself.

Market
Caramelized Fruit
Forbidden City
Roof (Forbidden City)
Great Wall
Beijing Restaurant
I plan to share more pictures of my trip as soon as I get back on to Costa Rica time.
I also need to finish several projects I started before I left so its back into the studio for me.
Be back soon with more to share.
Until next time.
Peace and Love