Bronze & Copper Toggles

Last night I spent several hours with my good friends Pat and Kathleen playing with Bronze and Copper metal clay for the first time. They are prepping for a hands-on workshop on Feb 8th in Los Gatos for the local metal clay group (SFBASCG.) 

Both Pat and Kathleen had played with the new clays already; in fact Kathleen has made many many pieces with the bronze clay. As for me, well - I have now opened, and used, the free sample pack of bronze I received last summer!

One of the toggle clasps might look nice with a hand knit copper bracelet that's been sitting on my bench without a clasp for quite a while....

As a bonus, I talked with Pat's newly certified diving husband about his first dive trip. We also talked about places we'd like to go diving; our lists are both long. :)

Kathleen has kindly offered to fire my bronze and copper (product in development by Hadar Jacobsen) pieces for me in her charcoal setup. We'll see if all the bronze flakes I managed to get on the copper make a difference.

Summer in the City

View of the Cliff House from sea level


There's nothing like a November day that feels like summer with clear skys and temps in the high 70s and low 80s. :) And, it was on the first day I've spent time in this part of Golden Gate Park - right on the beach. Soooo perfect.


Careful!


WPA Murals in the Beach Chalet

A Beach Chalet "Sand Castle"

Some friends, who are fellow jewelry artists, and I visited the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design on Sutter St. We viewed the jewelry exhibits, participated in the toy jewelry / photo exhibit, and made some jewelry out of toys.

Catherine Witherell and her toy jewelry creation

Patrik Kusek and his toy ring

Pat Accorinti and her pipe cleaner and button necklace

Friend Workin' It

Local artist, good friend, my co-organizer of the 2007 "Artists on the Verge" San Francisco show, and fellow Saul Bell International Design Award recipient, Patrik Kusek, is featured in an online article about a relay event at the Precious Metal Clay Conference this summer. Art Jewelry Magazine's online content includes a picture of Patrik with other members of the winning West Coast team. Click on the title/link above to check it out.