All Over Again

As much as I said I would accomplish the world on Christmas break I actually got very little done jewelry wise, other than realizing how ill planned my next epic project is. But, I am beginning to assemble a studio at home! One sewing cabinet from the early 1940s on blocks plus an old tea cart of some kind equals a passable bench and storage. I've got a bulletin board complete with in-jokes tacked to it, a clock for time, a very useful flexible shaft, and most importantly music (courtesy the family computer speakers circa 1998).

All these new amenities and the only result is the discovery that as gratifying as smashing things flat with a hammer is, it's probably not the best choice design wise.

I rather like the bottom pendant the best: it's still somewhat three dimensional plus there's room to nestle a small stone in it. Nothing has been soldered on owing to my lack of a torch at home, which is becoming more and more of an annoyance/problem. Also notice the bezel is made of brass and not silver. I have no idea if using a tougher metal to set a stone in this manner will work but why not try, especially since the bezel "wire" came pre-made in the perfect size. But now its on to the proper start of the semester and the long awaited reveal of the theme, I'm sure all four of you are just dying to find out!

Summer Wrap Up

So as this first semester of junior studio closes there some final remarks to say. Firstly, as far as I know both of my pins in the charity sale sold and the entire event raised around $7,000 for Japan according to here! Yay! I'm hoping to make more Link-a-Dink pins for the December sale over the summer since that one was gone before I got to the sale. Gone at opening bell = popular, right?

Since I'll be home for the summer, my blog activity might taper off a bit with an internship in the wings, but there will be more other artistic and design things posted; like sketches, paper crafts, and what little jewelry things I can do at home, such as my nefarious plans for this brass tree trunk that once had asteroid leaves:

Muh, ha, ha, ha, ha, my plans for it are a secret, but it's too cool to waste an object like this. If I'm not careful it might turn into next semester's theme despite my plans to make more wearable objects. The only guarantee is that it's bound to be a long crazy summer, and I'll need a vacation from the vacation by the end of it!