There are only two weeks left to the Palmerton Festival where I will have jewelry set up, but I need more jewelry! There always seems to be artists block the rest of the year, but about a month before the festival or any other big show when the pressure is on, the pieces just flow right out. There isn't enough time to finish everything. Some designs will just have to wait patiently in my sketch book until after the show. I've been working into late into the night assembling new and different pieces of jewelry. I can't wait to get a response from the public. I'm not posting any pictures of the latest stuff! That's a surprise.
Designs float around in my mind every evening. The only way to stop thinking about something is to sketch it or make it. It's tough to work around my schedule, I only have day to spend in the studio with my work hours.
Just recently my Dad got back from Alert, Canada. Where is that? Way up north with the polar bears...brrr. He brought back some great crystals. They are so neat in their natural state, why change them by cutting and polishing them. Their natural facets are perfect as is. I really want to get into the studio and turn them into something, but I need more time! Projects like this are a challenge, I love it.
