I signed up for a class. On my own. All alone and By myself. I’m a bit of an introvert you see, with extrovert tendencies… It seems that I will talk with anyone, and actually I do, but really I’m a scaredy cat who frets until I’m there and doing it. Then I’m like. Who are […]
turquoise jewelry
Eeet is finished
I enjoyed making this one. It was quite satisfying as I went from not being able to solder a darn thing last week to not being able to put a foot wrong this week. I’m going to have to commit this one to memory as I tend to go straight to complete despondency when something […]
Why you should never mention the words, Kidney Disease, to a hypochondriac…
So for two months I had kidney disease and all that implies. I was already sorting out what books I could read whilst having dialysis and secretly eyeing up unsuspecting, but totally suitable, donors and wondering just how one goes about asking for one. Could you just bring it up over coffee perhaps? Like, So hey, you […]
Thanksgiving.
I started another painting yesterday. It’s very orange… and pink. I think I shall call it – Blinded by the Light of the Glorious Hills. I’m determined to persevere with the darn paintings. Every so often I think I’ll have a go and then spend the day wallowing in and out of disappointment and moaning […]
So …
I’m going to try to make this today. I started it last night, but it all started to go to pot and I decided to call it a day. It’s a beautiful piece of turquoise. The colour is just stunning. Seems a shame to mess it up with my design but, as usual, I just […]
The Green Bellied Corfunculus
I wanted to show you this one’s progress so I started by looking at my doodles. To get in the mood. Then I found a stone and designed around it. And included a little bit of the left over filigree experiment. I traced the finished shape on some sticky back clear film (which I forgot […]