Updates and Earrings...

I'm in full swing preparing for another shop update at the moment and am surrounded by bronze components in various stages of readiness. There's bronze in the kiln, in pickle, in patina baths, waiting to be sanded, painted or polished and of course, once that's done, it all needs to be photographed and listed! Oh how I dream of a purpose built studio with endless benches to lay everything out instead of having it balanced precariously on window sills or piled up on the floor...one day maybe.

This is some of what's coming up...

I did get a bit distracted from the job in hand yesterday when I was patinating a pair of charms. I knew I has a pair of beads by LeAnn Weih in an identical shade of verdigis that would match beautifully for earrings and since I couldn't shake the thought I had to stop and make some there and then. I have a bit of a thing about using linen and leather cord in earrings at the moment (thanks to Erin and Lorelei!) and plummy purples are some my favourite colours right now. Add a few splashes of antiqued brass and this is what you get...

I'm aiming for this coming Saturday for the shop update but will post previews and updates on Facebook as usual.

Hope everyone is having a productive week.

Lesley