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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Butterflies and other pretty bits in progress

Many Etsymetal Street Team members participate in a monthly theme challenge. There are no votes or prizes. The goal is to stretch our creative skills and grow as metalsmiths and artists. I'm currently working on the insect theme with butterflies.
butterflies in progress #1 butterflies in progress #2 butterflies in progress #3 butterflies in progress #4
There are 2 different butterflies, each one about 2 inches at its maximum dimension. I haven't decided yet if these will be pendants or pins, maybe both.


Some other things going on in the studio...

elephant ear leaves in progress Do these look like cattails?
Leaves and cattails in progress! Oh, you don't think those pipes look like cattails yet? They will. I'll show you later this week.

3 comments:

  1. I can't even imagine how do you made this!! Fantastic!

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  2. Those leaves are so gorgeous, and I admit I'm looking forward to seeing how those pipes turn into cattails!

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  3. got to tell you again how great it was to see so much of your work in one room...
    being able to go from one to the next...
    and those Monkey screens...
    geez,really wonderful pieces.
    I do love, in a lot of your work, how you really let one know that this is METAL that you do this to...with those "loose" feeling edges...
    really nice.
    When I told them I knew you...
    the people at that gallery could not stop talking about your opening night lecture...
    and how "tiny" you were to be doing such BIG things....
    wish you could have heard them.
    Good show...
    thanks..
    Linda

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