bottle.brush.red.hoops.

ahhhhhhh

i had made these resin pieces a couple months ago. they sat on the bench. they travelled around with me in little baggies, BEGGING to become something more. so i let them, despite the fact my soldering skills could use some practice. armed with a "new" old cross peen hammer, i figure its better to make work, even make potentially MEDIOCRE work, than make no finished work at all. step up to the next place. each step learning, thinking, improving, pondering, practicing, messing up, fixing, refining, finishing, wearing! each step in the process has value. and in this process, i have realized what to do better next time. this is SO worth all the effort. 

next time: make the front just as compelling to look at - as the back!

insane potential

 

this leaf called to me one sunny phoenix day on the golf course with my good friend. (the one day a year it happens!) that fine day, i carefully kept track of it, as i would any precious object i stumble upon. after holding onto it for a whole year, unsure of its permanent home, it is now to be housed in this forged silver frame, re-purposed from past projects. it will become a great piece very very soon, the beautiful skeleton and veins encapsulated in resin to be adored in this fragile state for many years to come. gorgeous!

s a f f l o w e r

b o t t l e b r u s h

 

the beginnings of something, setting still being imagined... i love the way the dried inclusions hang suspended. and the way the matte-sanded finish gives an air of mystery. delightful!

it is finished!!!

vintage postage stamps encased in resin - bangles - clink clink!!!

fresh work at the a.ware holdiay sale

this work has spices encapsulated within and the aroma began to release as i was sanding them, a nice surprise. rosemary, cinnnamon, paprika, sage, clove. mmmmmmm. delicious!!!