wings and things

09Apr10

I am always looking at jewelry. Most of the time it’s inspiring, but almost as often, it’s daunting. My skill level is sooooo basic. I’m still working up to what humans could do without most tools about 3000 years ago. So when I see superfantastic pieces made by the world’s most prestigious jewelers from a [...]

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first in flight: i attempt etching

07Apr10

months ago i purchased some etching solution from radio shack after seeing the impressive results my dear friend Karin had achieved with it and a sharpie. finally i got around to trying it. since i can’t ever do anything the “easy” way, i went all out. coated a 6″ x 1.75″ 18 gauge sheet of [...]

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Leather!

01Apr10

A few weeks ago I had this weird brainstorm and all these appealing visions came that all required leather. It started with a post on one of the blogs I read regularly, the swelle life, about molded leather. http://www.theswellelife.com/swelle_life/2010/03/lfw-martin-lamothes-collaborations-in-sculpted-leather-and-crocheted-chain.html I was heading to new York city near then, so I decided to pick up some [...]

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