Twists & Turns...

Typically I blog about a single piece, or a single topic, but I'm breaking form today because a lot has been happening lately…

First, a very nice lady I know asked me to try to do a piece for her (actually two matching pieces), she knows I'm still a student/novice but decided to give me a chance - I appreciate the opportunity!!

The piece she asked for is a saw-pierced piece, leaf shaped with a double crossed cross, with some words & a date stamped on the back… so I started by drawing the shape & epoxying it to some silver, drilled a hole in the middle (in class - I don't have my rotary tool yet).  The above is a picture when I first brought it home.

I used a saw to form the leaf shape...

That's my saw on my bench, with my magnifying light that I find works well for saw work.

Here's the first one after I finished the inner cuts with my saw...

This is the state of both of them now, they still need filing (I can do that at home at this point), they also need stamping (words & dates), sanding, polishing… if the rest of my equipment (on order) gets here before classes start back up these will be finished at home, otherwise they'll get finished in class.  They may not look like much now, they'll look much better when finished…

I made this set a couple days ago in my studio… just Sterling wire & Red Creek Jasper beads & pliers - I don't have my soldering equipment yet (on order)… two earrings & a pendant (have you figured out how to get those earrings on yet?)

Yep, I put one on to take a photo… have you figured it out yet?  That's right, you have to corkscrew them on your ears… but they look pretty cool on!!  In other news...

I've been busy making some small purchases locally, and finding odds & ends around the house that will work in the studio...

Those books on my bench, those were Christmas Presents!!  Thank You Tim & Marta, and Thank You Jeff… I know the references will be handy!!  I hung a little decorative triple basket that had been unused elsewhere in the house, and I put up some pegboard...

I've got an old bookcase I'm also using for getting organized...

A huge piece of styrofoam left over from one of Jeff's projects is making a great idea-wall...

Yep, that's my studio for now… lots of stuff on order should be here in the next few weeks… loving getting things set up here at home!!