I’ve been working with wire the past couple of weeks. One fascination is how to use wire to capture cabochons. I bought a bag of small glass cabs that remind me of candy. By using light weight craft wire I’ve …
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WIP — Pierced Copper for JM1 Class.
I’m taking Jewelry and Metalsmithing 1 at the Pratt Fine Arts Center. Our first project is a ring. The top is made of a piece of pierced copper soldered to a half dome. Below are pictures of the two tops …
Read MoreRecent Work — Wire
I’m learning to work with jewelry wire. Here are two recent (beginner) projects. On the top a charm holder made of 14 gauge sterling silver and five charms. You can learn to make the charm holder at the Bead Club …
Read MoreHousekeeping
I cleaned out the top drawer in my bedside table. Among the detritus were these. Ranging form a brass koala given to me by a stranger in San Francisco my freshman year in college to a bottle shaped pin from the …
Read MoreKindle 2 — New Gadget Post
It has arrived. On, of course, one of my busy must-be-out-of-the-house-by-10 days. So it languished on the front porch for 6 hours… I’ll save you the unboxing post. You can have a look here at Engadget’s unboxing. I must say that Amazon …
Read MoreTGIF: Chickens — The Essay
The final version of my photo essay on our chickens is up. Click on this running chicken for more pictures!
Read MoreWhat Happens When…
… someone with the Farckle Gene doesn’t own motorcycles. Just goes to show you.
Read MorePhotos from Puerto Vallarta
two quick galleries without any editing work — Mine: http://blackdogandmagpie.net/galleries/index.php?album=laras — rough — cut Jim’s: http://blackdogandmagpie.net/galleries/index.php?album=puerto-vallarta‑1
Read MoreOne Day Book — (K) Kicks
…coming soon… it’ sitting in the press getting flat. Meanwhile here are the graphics for the covers of “(K) Kicks” The book pretty much sucks — it’s a one day after all. But I like the graphics.
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