My Mother-In-Law bought me these Turquoise druks (the name for a simple, round bead, and it rhymes with "trucks"...Yeah, I never knew *either*). I had asked if she could find some turquoise about the size of a "mature pea".The bracelet wraps around 3 times. She got me these and I made this:





I found this cool Petroglyph shank button at a favourite Fabric Store in Tucson called "Fabrics That Go"....no, not Fabrics TO Go, but Fabrics THAT Go. Someday I'll ask them to explain the name of the store:

First I made this based off of a tutorial I found online:




Then I made a two-part mold of it using that purple putty (I forget the name!):






Then I made a dozen half-brains, because I thought the full-size brain would make the resin overflow.:



I also thought that if I used the full-sized brain I could make it bas relief, like the brain is stuck in the resin.....I'm just notsure!

The black lace is waxed (vegan) cotton. So anybody can wear these!

Sorry that it's a little blurry:





This one is green:

I spent the summmer knitting this cardigan:




I just knit my first buttonhole! Well, technically not my FIRST, but I didn't want to knit it into my sweater until I knew how to knit them well.....so I practiced, a LOT!

Now there is one buttonhole in there which will be followed by four more. So exciting!

It was the last 2 hours on the last day of my week-long jewellery class and I found myself projectless. I decided to sawpierce a seahorse pendant. I didn't know if I would finish it by the end of the class so it's a little unrefined. Still, I think it turned out nicely!

Comments would be appreciated!

I made this pendant in my recent jewellery class. The stone is an Australian Opal that I got at the Gem and Mineral Show in Tucson. The piece is sterling silver:

This is a pendant I made in my recent jewellery class. It's made of copper (the state metal of Arizona), sawpierced, and has a backing plate with a verdigris area to give the saguaro some colour.

Both copper plates are sawed (sawn?) into the shape of Arizona state.

Comments appreciated!

These are the last pieces I threw and glazed (at least for now) My husband and  I are moving from Seattle to Toronto so I won't be able to do ceramics for awhile.

I was particularly happy about this bud vase because, when I threw it, it stayed on-centre the whole time:



A wonky thrown bud vase (wonky seems to be my specialty ;-)



Small bowl:



Swirl inside the bowl:



For my brother, the Leafs fan:



Small bowl glazed in White Chun (a matte glaze) with a schmeer of Aqua Gemstone (a textured glaze) and a decal made from a graphic I found in a local paper:



Two Corn-on-the-Cob Dishes:



Aerial view:



The corn dishes are stamped, one with a cookie cutter of a steer skull and one of a saguaro. Also, although you can't see it here, the sides are stamped with our favourite saying: Just give'r!

I'd love to hear any comments you have....:-)

This is a present I made for my new sister-in-law. It's a sculpture, I suppose because its function is to sit on a shelf and look interesting. I made the bowl in a rough-hewn way to give it that Flinstones-made-from-a-rock look.




Comments would be appreciated!

This is a bud vase glazed in Seafoam Satin:



My husband dubbed this one the "Soap Slopper" because it's a two-parter. The bottom catches all the sloppy bits of the soap and the top keeps the actual soap dry!

I was hoping it wouldn't but it ended up fusing together in the kiln so the lid can't be removed from the dish....but since it has cutouts it can just be tipped over to be emptied.