Old-fashioned Mail

I had the idea to send some postcards to friends across the miles, using some watercolor and ink which I would describe as my earliest 'style' I used to do in college. I cut up some watercolor paper scraps, which always makes a creative endeavor feel more informal then a fresh white sheet. What's the most fun with these is no sketching or planning - just ink and color and commit.

Day Trip: Borrego Springs Desert

Dust storms. Dry winds. Hot in the sun. Cool in the shadows. Barren. Low scrappy plants and cactus. Rocks. Hazy mountains in the distance. That's the desert. Always an impressive place.

Jewelry

 

About a month ago, I signed up for a jewelry class using metal clay to make the pieces you see above. It's my first attempt. The metal clay, in this case Bronze, is very easy to work with and the binding/filler particles burn off when you fire it in the kiln. Metal clay was invented in Japan about 10 years ago and they sell it in all varieties of metal. Of course, bronze is the least expensive by far with the cost of silver and gold being so high right now.

The left two ones that look like a seed pod and the one below it that's like a peach with leaves, I plan to either make into a pin/brooch or attach to a bobby pin. I think those are the most interesting to me but I love the others as well.

I ordered some more metal clay and it arrived in the mail today. You'll be seeing more of these from me soon!