MhoTi STuDio
Artisan Jewellery & Mixed Media Art
MhoTi STuDio
Artisan Jewellery & Mixed Media Art
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Website is under construction and new items are being added to my portfolio as I make them.
About Me
My Background
My Background
My Background
Deb Fortin- artist /designer at Mhoti Studio
I have been a lifelong maker of arts and crafts. As a child I was always making something with my hand usually involving castoffs and found bits and pieces..
I have been making jewellery since my teen years. It was an on again, off again, love affair that ebbed and flowed in between rais
Deb Fortin- artist /designer at Mhoti Studio
I have been a lifelong maker of arts and crafts. As a child I was always making something with my hand usually involving castoffs and found bits and pieces..
I have been making jewellery since my teen years. It was an on again, off again, love affair that ebbed and flowed in between raising a family and working as an Interior Designer.
When I retired from my professional life, I rediscovered my love of jewellery making when, in 2007, I had the opportunity to work at a nearby bead store.
Being in the presence of beads, gemstones, and metals, on a daily basis, encouraged me to experiment with the many different ways to create costume jewellery. When the store closed I was able to continue my creating at home as I had amassed quite a collection of beads and supplies.
My studio name is an acronym for My Home On The Island. I have lived in this little piece of paradise since 2004.
My Medium
My Background
My Background
As jewellery maker I started with basic bead-stringing but quickly became eager to try other methods of creating handcrafted jewellery.
My wire and crystal family tree pendants were a favourite with customers as I incorporated their family birthstones into a meaningful piece of jewelry with colourful crystal beads.
I have also worked with
As jewellery maker I started with basic bead-stringing but quickly became eager to try other methods of creating handcrafted jewellery.
My wire and crystal family tree pendants were a favourite with customers as I incorporated their family birthstones into a meaningful piece of jewelry with colourful crystal beads.
I have also worked with Silver Metal Art clay , PMC clay and Hadar powder Clays in silver, bronze, copper, and steel. These clays, once rolled, shaped, carved and kiln-fired, become precious metal pieces that are used to create focal points in artisan jewellery.
Creating custom jewellery gives me the opportunity to interact with my clients and create truly unique pieces. My art jewellery adorns folks from all walks of life, as far away as California; the UK and Australia.
I now work primarily with wire as I enjoy starting with spools of wire, in a variety of metals and gauges, incorporating ceramic buttons, vintage accents, scavenged leather, wood, copper sheet, and other found items, to create 3-D wearable art .
My Medium
My Background
My Medium
In the past few years I have become involved with creating Mixed Media art.
Using canvas boards or wood panels I apply texture using a mix of collage papers, or texture pastes- using palette knives and stencils to add shapes to create abstract wall art. I also use die-cut chipboard or woodshapes and other found items to add dimension to
In the past few years I have become involved with creating Mixed Media art.
Using canvas boards or wood panels I apply texture using a mix of collage papers, or texture pastes- using palette knives and stencils to add shapes to create abstract wall art. I also use die-cut chipboard or woodshapes and other found items to add dimension to the finished pieces. . Colour is added using acrylic paints , inks and waxes. While I wait for these pieces to dry I fill my time making handmade journals so others can record their daily musings and art sketches. I seldom duplicate any of my designs as I prefer to create one-of-a-kind items (OOAK). The nature of the hand-made process prevents an exact copy from being produced.