More pictures from the class. This is a shrine I created in memory of my father-in-law. He was an avid birder, reader, drinker of Earl Grey Tea, and lived for his summers in Maine. These photos show the necklace replete with the firs trees of Maine, a bird, a stick from a beach and a stone from Jasper Beach in Machiasport. It took along time to work out the design but I am thrilled with the results.

Materials used are: moonstone from Jasper Beach, sticks, Earl Grey Tea can, tin, iron wire, brass,

and transfers for the images.

So the class I took was with Marlene True and it opened my eyes to a new way of showing things and lots of great new techniques. We created little shrines for jewelry while it wasn't being worn.

This shrine was made from bottle caps I found in Spain, a tuna can, an image transfer and a paprika can. I also used an altoid can for the box.

I have just returned from Haystack Mountain School of Craft on Deer Isle, Maine. I spent a lovely 2 weeks there in a class called Jewelry Enshrined. What a wonderful gift to have 2 weeks dedicated to working with creative people in a beautiful setting. Here are a few pictures of my work and as I photograph them I will post more. You can see I learned to use a hydraulic press to form tin and transferred images to metal. So much fun and many great ideas to go forward with.

Off tomorrow for a week in Milbridge, Maine and then scooting down to Haystack Mountain school of Crafts for a two week course with Marlene True. I hope to have lots of goodies and techniques to show when I return. It will definitely be a time for recharging batteries and energies.

I went back and reworked a design that I had created last summer.

Haven't had as much time in my studio as I would wish but these little lizards called to me today and became a pair of earrings.

Earrings made from American and British bottle caps. Thanks so much Sue.