Embracing the Shine

Well, I've finished a piece I had made a focal for.  I fought my usual urge to 'dirty it up' and decided to leave the silver metal shiney.  It's a bit hard to tell from the picture:

So I took it outside and tried the natural light:

I could seem to get an angle without my shadow in it....

While I was outside, my moonflowers were starting to come out for the evening.

Back inside, I finished a fabric rose for another project I'm working on. 

Here's one without the flash:

My cat had to oversee everything, of course.

Apparently he wasn't too impressed! 

Pops Peacock and new pieces

Went to the L.A. Arboretum to see Michael Feinstein with the Pasadena Pops.  Lots of peacocks were wandering around. 

This fellow started shaking his tail and gave us this view (was he trying to tell us something?)!

We followed him, hoping for a front view, but this was all we were able to get:

Saw a bunny, too:

A longggg distance view of the stage.  We were almost that far back!  Great concert.

Finished a couple of projects on Sunday.  I was having too much fun soldering chain!

Finished a couple of bracelets, too:

You know, I didn't notice it until the close up, but it looks like she's sniffing her armpit!  And the one below, the way the light hit the bevel, it looks like snot coming out of the angel's nose...I really need to work on my photo abilities!

And the final piece being sent tomorrow for an upcoming art show.  This one is titled 'Reaching for the Moon'

Hope you have a wonderful week!

I am going to make an effort to post something each weekend.  We'll see...:-)
Anyway, I spent the better part of this weekend working on a couple of pieces for an employee art show where I work, and to get some new pieces started for the upcoming downtown Anaheim Art Crawl on August 11.  Here's one of the finished pieces for the art show.

Here's another one I recently finished:

Some pieces I soldered, and soldered rhinestones to.  One will be put on a cuff bracelet.

The chain is some I made this weekend, also, along with the fabric you see in the background.  I stamped it for a purse I'm hoping to get made this week.

I hope you like what you see here, and get some inspiration out of it!  Have a good week!