When Nature and Man Make Tracks in the Sand!
Look Closely On the Path Ahead Man and nature on the same trail Interacting, overlapping
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Rocks and More Rocks!
My father loved rocks. He was happiest when he was rock hounding or cutting and polishing rocks. As a child, I did not want to have anything to do with my father's hobby of rocks or rock hounding. And that was definitely my loss. Today I have many cabochons that he cut and polished. It is why I started designing and making jewelry. One day I came across Cynthia Tinapple’s information on making rocks and I took her Craftscast class http://www.craftcast.com/class-or-recording-item/166269-making-beach-pebbles-from-polymer-clay . I've been collecting tips from other polymer artists and I decided that would be my first project for my ‘Polymer Clay Personal Workshop’! Before Curing - nature's rocks in center I can almost hear my father say, ‘You made rocks? Why? You can just go out and pick them up!” I guess my answer would be, ‘Because I can!’ I remember him being astounded that I bought large rocks for my yard in Tucson. His comment as he shook
A New Look in My Studio
You may have noticed that it has been quiet in my corner of the Facebook world. That’s because my Peter was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had robotic surgery in Tucson. We know so much about prostate cancer and the choices for treatment available now. Peter is doing well, going close to full tilt on his projects and helping me with mine. We started building a bookcase before all this happened and today we finished it, moved it into the studio and I’m starting to organize and fill it. Of course that entails emptying the bookcase next to it and incorporating all the boxes of wire, metal, metal clay, polymer canes and clay and all the tools. I’m sure it will be better and that I will be able to find things easier. We will see. ! Thought you might like to see the improvement! This is quick before shot just after I returned from "Metal Clay on the Bay" and lots of things live on the floor. This is after the bookcase is in place and my plastic cont