Studio Safety

...is really important. I got to wear this awful moonboot for over 2 weeks because I got too comfortable in the studio and decided it was okay to wear flip flops. One bad idea and a bracelet mandrel later, I had a really painful accident and crushed all the soft tissue in my ankle/foot. Moral of the story: Don't be stupid.

I hate Buffing.

I really do.

Today, I turned this really pretty chain:

Into this deformed mess of scrap metal:

I was buffing it and it got caught in the wheel. The chain whipped around, shattered the light bulb, sliced open my hand and yeah...got totally mangled. Poo. That means this piece will not be making it to the Portrait show at Shaw Gallery.:( Stay tuned for the pieces that did survive:)