First, I was going to go for a jog around Back Cove in Portland. From my office, I KNEW there was a shortcut. Normally, I would just go the way I knew, not take a risk. Tonight, nuh uh. I went for it. I screwed up,. I got stuck in traffic for 30 minutes, so what should have been a 5 minute drive took 35. Oh well! Now I know the WRONG way to go.
Soo.. since that went so well, I decided to try a design that I've been mulling over in my mind for several days. I knew this design had issues, and that's why I was wary of committing to it. But what the hell. I can copy the Sundance catalog for the rest of my life, or I can come up with a few original ideas! (I have actually come up with some original ideas so far. But not that many.)
So the idea was to have a piece of chain in an upside down V and have 20 gauge wire dangling from certain points, and then have a briolette hanging from the center of that wire. The problems with this design are many. First, it's sort of like a good game of pool - it might be useful to know some geometry, which I don't, and even if I did, would never have the patience to work out. Second, there are a lot of weak links where chains can fall out. I admit that my link forming skills are not great. I made a pair of earrings for my friends birthday and the earwire already fell off (sorry! I'm a professional, really!). That's why I need to learn soldering. Anyway,
So these are big. Dramatic. Kinda sexy in my opinion. I used rutilated quartz, which my friend Sam says are called that because they contain pieces of Rutil (never heard of it). Cool, huh? When I first finished them, I hated them. Then, in the time it took me to walk downstairs and take a picture of them. I sort of fell in love wtih them. And then they fell apart. Oh well! Screw it! Here they are:
Ok, so now it won't upload my photo. It's just that kind of Monday. I'll try again later! Now I'll go copy something cool from Sundance so the night isnt' lost!
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