molliemade design: doing benchwork

Below are a few more photos of the garden cuff bracelet and some studio shots. The bracelet started out to be an iris garden, but the flora finished out in more of a rose form. I have decided not to take my final photos until it gets closer to my thesis exhibition date. Keep checking in! I am looking forward to seeing all of the pieces come together in one cohesive show. The end of this semester draws very near...three to four months until thesis exhibition 2010...six months until graduate school completion. For my last semester I will be teaching my first advanced metalsmithing and jewelry course: Casting!

I have been taking thesis on, one step at a time. Deciding on themes, titles, and display. Once I finalized my overall concept it was time to start making the pieces come together. Here are a few photos of how things are progressing. Right when I was starting to think I would have to learn the art of turning wood, a Saturday afternoon hunt brought success at the Re-Store! These banister railings coupled with my iron garden edging and topped with glass domes is just the beginning of my miniature victorian-esque garden world coming together! Pictures should begin to appear rapidly. With the help of the amazing Cotter the railings will be transformed. If I had not left my camera in the studio you would be able to see his "rough draft" with craved legs and table toppers attached. Sometime this week I will find out the exact date of my thesis show and be able to update with specifics.