August just flew by, didn't it? In addition to moving my daughter into a new apartment for college and painting it and generally trying to make it not a slum anymore lol, I took an intensive class at the Glass Center with JC Herrell, took a trip to Scotland with my family, moved Jason's kids into their dorms at IUP and had a Facebook trunk show on Glass Melters Open Market! AND it's time for the August Component of the Month with Diana Ptaszynski.
As usual, I didn't take a photo of the component when I got it, but it was this awesome stoneware coin pendant. My idea didn't some to fruition (I think I say that a lot); I was going to use one of the bails pictured below, that I found at Lima Beads. While they are lovely, the color just didn't go with the focal or my idea.
Fast forward panic - what to do? I really hate gluing bails on pieces of art, but decided in this case if I wanted to get anything done, I would need to go with the flow. So I found one …
As usual, I didn't take a photo of the component when I got it, but it was this awesome stoneware coin pendant. My idea didn't some to fruition (I think I say that a lot); I was going to use one of the bails pictured below, that I found at Lima Beads. While they are lovely, the color just didn't go with the focal or my idea.
Fast forward panic - what to do? I really hate gluing bails on pieces of art, but decided in this case if I wanted to get anything done, I would need to go with the flow. So I found one …