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!