It can be – learning new things. Just like this prickly little mama ambling along the hiking path at Jay Cooke State Park in MN.
The soldering and bezel making techniques I’m learning in the online metalsmithing class mentioned in my last post are definitely challenging. The round bezels have worked out pretty well, with [...]

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Went into experiment mode while working on a new technique that was introduced in an online metalsmithing class I’m taking with Stephanie Lee, author of Semiprecious Salvage. The technique, called flooding, calls for using a torch to ‘flood’ [...]

Added a few new items to the Etsy store over the last couple of weeks. A variety! I haven’t done much with the silver clay this summer – can’t afford to keep buying it, mainly. And trying to use up more of what I have.
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My leaf imprint class was so much fun tonight. And I am truly humbled by the wonderful pieces my students created. Wow. Unfortunately, it’s not even worth trying to take a photo inside the florescent lit art rooms at the school, and I didn’t load myself down with any photography equipment or lights. Enough to [...]
of the Autumn Leaves ring; blogged a few days ago and said I would post the picture. This is the ring that didn’t bite the dust. The other one, Forest Jewel, will need to be redone.