Parts, Yoga and Columbine

Parts, Yoga and Columbine

: laurieopal; February 4th, 2010

I just did yoga. I've haven't been making it to class because life got very dense. I'm usually terrible at doing a practice at home and good about going to class so we'll see how this goes.

Made some steam punk parts and antique bead pieces today. On of the watch parts is amazing, with tiny gears elegantly on one side of a large steel one. I'm enjoying how different steel looks from silver. It calls for different design.

This is the columbine necklace that I wrote about here. I had expected to do a profile view of the flower but this front view worked. Like the tree this took a lot of very delicate carving. Stones are garnets. As usual please click on to enlarge.

I have pasta cooking so I'm ending here.

Mood: relaxed

Tags: art jewelry, columbine, jewelry, steam punk, stones

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laurieopal

2010-02-07 07:30 am (UTC)

Thank you.\!

ladywind

2010-02-05 01:01 pm (UTC)

Mmm. That's delicate and gorgeous.

laurieopal

2010-02-07 07:31 am (UTC)

Glad you think so.

deakat

2010-02-05 02:51 pm (UTC)

I adore this piece. My weakness for garnets will get me in trouble one of these days, so I'm very glad that it's a commission. &hearts

laurieopal

2010-02-07 07:32 am (UTC)

Thanks! Me too on the garnets. I still have a few of my antique Hungarian garnets left.

tagwn

2010-02-05 03:49 pm (UTC)

Lovely work. And glad you are getting back to yoga. It's something I should try.

laurieopal

2010-02-07 07:33 am (UTC)

Thank you. I love yoga. Hopefully my home practice will happen.

wild_irises

2010-02-06 01:07 am (UTC)

I love this! Is it a commission, or for sale?

laurieopal

2010-02-07 07:35 am (UTC)

Given how well you know my work that's really cool. It's a commission but I could definitely do another columbine piece in the same quality and style of work.