Back in the Saddle (Its about time...)

So...I'm ashamed to say that it has been more than 6 months since my thesis show and I am just now finally finishing some new pieces (I haven't made a single thing since my show besides teaching samples!!!). It really seems like my show was just yesterday, but when I count back the months its embarrassing! After my show it seemed all I could do to just make it to graduation...summer followed and I started teaching, and then I took my trip...and now its 6 months later! Eek. Well anyway, here are some new pieces I just finished up this week. It feels good to be back in the saddle!
You may or may not remember, but a few months back I scored this awesome lot of antique hardware on ebay. Well, these five necklaces I just finished are all made with these old antique wood drawer pulls. I sand off the old paint, inlay them with silver wire, make some pretty chains to hang them on and many many hours of labor later, here they are!"Worn" Series

sterling silver, found antique drawer pulls, fine silver inlay, pearls

New Work "Worn" and "Re-purposed"

Are you tired of hearing about my thesis show yet? Sorry about the long dragging on posts about it. Its just that I have spent the last three years working day and night toward that goal and I wanted to make sure I got it all on here. Part of the reason I keep this blog is as a record for myself, so I wanted to put everything that was important to me here. Anyway, I'm done with the thesis show posts...we are moving on now!

Two new series that were finished just before the thesis show:

"Worn" Brooch SeriesSterling silver, found antique brass drawer pulls from dresser, silk, pearls
"Re-purposed" Necklace SeriesSterling silver, found antique flatware handles, silk, pearls