Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Mourning Dove My first hummingbird of the season came to the feeder yesterday!   The Stellar Jay and the Acorn Woodpeckers are here along with the Pine Siskins, House Finches, Mountain Chickadees, Pygmy Nuthatches and White-breasted Nuthatches.   When we were in Sedona AZ there were plenty of birds getting ready for Spring with our warmer weather.   I’m sharing a few of my photographs with you. House Finch House Sparrow --nesting place? House Finch Scrub Jay

Finished Piece Back of finished piece This is the last and 6 th piece of jewelry I created in Hadar Jacobson’s Architexture Jewelry Class.   As you can see that was a very busy intensive class that was worth every minute and dollar!   There was so much to learn and Hadar was so willing to share.   This project focused on layering different metal clays.   I rolled out and textured a layer of brilliant bronze, a layer of copper, a layer of steel and another layer of copper for the backing.   Each layer had a different texture.   I cut out the top layer of bronze and placed it over the copper layer making sure I had the amount of copper showing that I wanted.   Those two layers were placed over the steel and then onto the copper back layer.   This was an interesting way to build a piece as it provided support for each layer.   And as you can see it really produces nice depth.    Before Firing  I made a long cylinder on a straw for the bail before finishing and firing

  Yet another project from Hadar’s Architectural Jewelry Class!   This is a knuckle buster of a ring and believe it or not it is really comfortable to wear!   Great jewelry armor! This project was about building a hollow ring using a form.   Indentations for the fingers each side of the ring made it comfortable to wear.   I combined steel and copper to make a ring I love! I used a stainless steel oval soap for my ring’s form.   Several years ago someone gave me a rectangular piece of stainless steel to use after I cut onions or garlic.   I rubbed it in my hands like soap and sure enough…it took the smell away.   When I saw the oval bar in class, I had to use it!   http://www.focalprice.com/HJ135S/Hand_Odor_Smell_Remover_Stainless_Steel_Soap_Bar_Silver.html?utm_source=CS&utm_medium=GM_US&utm_campaign=CS_GM_US_HJ135S&gclid=CMeX9KCC67UCFY8WMgodZzwA_Q Someone else used a flat stone.   We put the 4 card thick clay halfway on the form making sure there was a way to