Happy Friday

• some of my elements are coming together and getting completed
• a few new shapes, lots of rivets
• color here and there with enamel and gemstones.
• goldplating sent out and on the way
• a new ring
• and finally the pendant with photo transfer complete, week late mothers day gift.

Though it's May Im still in April, playing catch up.

Mitsie chillin'

High Fashion at Art to Wear NCSU

Happy Flower

Mitsie  wanting out the front door

George McKims' Bookcover Paintings at Pullens' "Art With Words" Show.

 DJ's Prize winning Belt Buckle , "Art With Words"

Leslie Pruneau, "Art With Words"

                                                        Matt Butler, "Art With Words"

Link a Day for April

Mitsie on the prowl, photo by E. McKim

All the pretty colors

April notes.

Katherine Osgood workshop, image transfer  this month at Pullen , there are still spaces available.

Blue flower, surprise in pansy pot, very fragrant!

Enamel samples Ive been working on

Ran into this painting by friend Miriam Humphrey at Kinston art center

 Bob and Melissa's new puppy Hawk. They now have mother, daughter and son, border collies.

Where it all begins Silver!

Christmas cactus blooming up a storm

This really feels like cheating . Instant grass, hoping for it to blend in, have officially started spring gardening.

And finally this is an image of my family I plan on using in photo transfer to make a Locket for my 89 year old mother, I am the little one.

working out details, new design

Even though this is not the greatest photography it helps me see what I'm doing by taking a photo. New idea development.

Happy spring , happy friday

Phoebes" Camellia bush

March Link a day "clouds"

Mitsie posing

Remnants of last years garden

Latest jewelry workshops at Pullen, more to come.

Set up for salt water battery etching. Safe and effective.Tims Lazure Belt Buckle workshop

Belt buckle in progress by Erica Stankowitz Bailey

Belt buckle in progress by Allison Dahle

"Put a Notch in it "Belt buckle complete done in Tim Lazure Workshop

Sarah West working on enamel color samples  for Champleve class

Sample Pendant I made in  tin ring workshop

Sample from tin ring workshop

                     "Simply Perfect" tin and silver ring I made in Marlene Trues' Ring workshop.

spring all most, not yet

Cold again , planted some new hellevores

Mitsie, the essence of cat,

              a fun project for a friend I haven't seen in a while, but reconnected to on face book

A little Mitsie mayhem we must remember to keep bathroom door closed.

                                                 George getting ready for a June show.