NEO-GEO Slices

to slip between the cobbles....

Cobbles

Part of new collection.

Can be seen at Spring Retail Showcase 2012 at Bilston Craft Gallery.

tissue-wrapped delights

As I was unwrapping this set of bangles from some protective tissue, I imagined a delicious waft of sweet bakery products. I realised they were rowed up like a box of fancy biscuit-y items from a patisserie. Maybe it's the treacley, caramel colours too....

Pennies from Heaven

I walk through these leaves at this time every year. The yellow against the tarmac reminds me of gold coins unearthed from an archaeological dig.   

Iron bowls

I have two shallow cast iron bowls. 

I don't know what the original use of them were I had them in the workshop with water in; as rinsing bowls for small pieces of soldering.

They are quietly beautiful to behold, so maybe it was wrong of me, but I like to use things. 

What followed was a fascinating study in evaporation. As well as rusting there were residues left from whatever got into the rinsing water.

Now I can't bear to clean them - as they are even more beautiful.

Maybe I should clean one/leave one as a comparison.

Lichen - liken' it!

A wet weekend in Ambleside. 

it's ok, I quite like the rain

 

 " Guinness"

I spent some time inspecting this stone trough in the garden. The lichen markings on it were most striking.

(stone trough/man-made + lichen/nature) + time = wabi-sabi

some rainy bracelets

Bangles in the sky

Went for a stroll on Sunday, making the most of a rare day of sunshine.

St john's church ruins, Chester

these arches would make great bangles for giants.