Saturday I was able to collect my latest batch of pendants and buttons. I'm really happy with some of the results. Including a bunch of buttons, I collected around 70 pieces - so its going to take awhile to photograph them all properly and edit the images for posting. Not to mention I'm playing around with different cords/chains etc. for hanging - which I'll get into in more detail later.
As I said in an earlier post, my intention with some of the new pieces was to "hide" the holes by which the pieces or pendants are strung on cords. So the emphasis is on the piece itself, and you're not distracted by seeing a hole (its hard to work a hole into an underglaze design and have it make sense). I spent an hour or so this morning on Queen West looking through various bead shops - I ended up at the old Toronto classic, ARTON beads - ok, we're talking a whole new world for someone like myself who really has no idea about the world of jewellry findings, and all the options that are available to someone who is not a silver smith and can't build everthing from the ground up. I bought some sterling silver clasps - to use in combination with sterling silver coated steel that is then nylon dipped - this is very pretty, and super strong.
Well, this was an attempt to shoot a couple of buildings I made a couple of years ago...as you can see, this one has taken up residence in the backyard and has been invaded by a Virgina Creeper! I'm not really sure I like the photos but thought I'd post at least one. My intention is to add a new section to the site specifically for my little buildings - or anything (like my 
I've spent 4 hours this morning photographing some bowls and vases using the lightbox. Of course, after finishing for the day, putting away the lights, lightbox and all of the other stuff required for a photoshoot, I discovered that I mistook one particular bird bowl for another (as they look very similar) and so only managed to capture one decent image of it....I'm making an effort to have at least 3 web-worthy images of each piece....showing all of my drawing details but also the shape and different angles. I really can't face dragging the lightbox out again right now :) So I shall pretend that I haven't really noticed and take more snaps of the particular bowl the next time I haul out the lightbox again. Now I say "drag" and "haul" which is kind of unfair considering its a homemade jobbie made out of foamcore and waxpaper, which is very lightweight. :) So new to the bowl section of the site are a series of 6 bowls - showing my little hand-painted birds/branches and berries. I'll also be adding today (if I have time) a few other bits and pieces that will show up in the Vases and Buildings (soon to be added section) sections. By wedneday or thursday of this week, I will be picking up a load of new pendants which will eventually show up here. Tomorrow, I will be finishing some of the green pendants (see below) and posting images of my progress on them. 
