I've been getting lots of flack from my family & friends for not carrying my weight on the blog sight. Sorry, Anthony....you've done the lion's share of entries lately. But, I have been working hard (sort of) at my bench. Here's a little something I'm working on as a gift to my friend, Jane.
Jane and I work together and she is probably the most capable and competent person I've ever met. She is also extremely generous with her capabilities; and thus, we all depend on her to a shameful degree and we bug her for stuff all the time. So, this is a kind of homage and thank you gift for Jane. Jane, I like to say that you are too competent for your own good and even though you never say no to us....I'll bet there are times when you wish we didn't bug you so much so you could get your own work done.
This is still under construction, but I thought you might like to see what's done so far. This is sterling silver; the wings are roll printed for texture; the legs are fabricated from 16gauge ss wire, 2mm ss beads for feet and tubing for the upper leg to give it some dimension. (I LOVE how the legs came out!) The stone is African Pietersite that I purchased on-line from Blue Heron Gems (http://stores.ebay.com/Blue-Heron-Gem)and the eyeballs are red coral beads I had hanging around in my bead stash.
I will put findings on the back so this can be worn as either a pendant or pin and will use a purchased chain to hang the pendant. I'll deconstruct the chain and will scatter bits of bug debris (roll printed with the same texture as the wings) along the length of the chain that are stamped with the motto "DONT BUG JANE". I thought it appropriate to make this little pest's stinger a bit jammed up...fair warning of what will happen to you if you bug Jane too much!!
Photo courtesy of Bonnie Tucker.
