Critiques are Creeping Closer

Second semester critiques are creeping closer, looming more like, and I'm starting to feel the fear.
Why is it always the way that as something bigger looms closer, the easier it is to procrastinate? O_o

I recently spent some time on the Gold Coast to teach kids bookbinding, it was both fun and frustrating!
Kids are difficult to teach but I am always amazed by how creative they can be once they get into the headspace.

Also, made a bracelet for my mother, she has a thing for rainbow colours (which I can't say I share, give me themed colours or limited colour palettes any day!) and Swarovski crystals (this one, I can totally understand); a messy if amazingly sparkly combination, but the bracelet did turn out rather gorgeous. :3

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Update on my Jewellery Work

For those that haven't been watching my Facebook page, these are some of the things I've been making so far. In this update, we have the bracelets:

Stepping Stones, Moebius and Helm weaves.

Orbital Vipera Berus and Moebius weaves.

Butterfly weave.

Celtic Visions variaton.

Butterfly weave with interspersed crystals.

More to come!


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Currently on my Work Bench

A couple of things I'm currently working on:

Orbital Vipera Berus Weave with blue anodized rings, this ones almost finished, just waiting on some new claw clasps. Absolutely love the feel of this one, it has great movement, like a snake coil.

A slight variation on Rosetta weave as I wasn't happy with  the loose density of the original one made with 4.0 AR rings (and which I was to lazy to start again on so just added more rings instead XD ).

Also, now have a facebook page with slightly more regular photo updates:
M. Veronica Silva Facebook Page


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Chainmaille Bracelet

So I've acquired a new obsession. Can you guess what?? XD
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Tonight's shenanigans:

16 gauge, 3.75mm and 6mm ID rings.
Excuse the swollen fingers; I spent the better part of the afternoon messing with this bracelet (and a few other random bits and experiments) and I am seriously not used to using 16G wire yet (my usual is 20G and up).
Ouch.


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