Life has been full of sadness and blessings.
My Aunt Janet died peacefully last Saturday after a relatively short battle with leukemia. As often happens, the funeral was also a sort of family reunion, a chance for a lot of we cousins, and cousins' kids, to reconnect, remember Janet and remember those who passed before her.
At the same time, my husband had a brief relapse and had to spend about 4 days in the hospital. He's back home again and doing alright. I've got a fantastic family, who all chipped in to help here with the kids, even while dealing with Aunt Janet's funeral.
Sales have been going well in my online shop. School starts soon, which should give me a little more uninterrupted studio time. I'm looking forward to some cooler weather, after an especially hot summer.
I got two new Maple Branch Amulets finished and listed in my shop. These hang on silk kumihimo cords, hand braided by my husband, Bill Fiorini. He has always enjoyed fiber arts as well as fine metalwork. The fiber arts let him continue his meticulous pattern work, even when his energy levels are not as high.
(I will be starting to list some of Bill's fine metalwork in my own shop under his own section heading. I will let you know when it's available there.)
I did get the commissioned pieces done for a wedding party set,
bronze maple leaf earrings and a copper ivy cuff bracelet.
I've had a request for some abstract funky chased cufflinks that I'll be starting soon, as well as quite a few more leafy pieces.
