It’s done! The metalsmith, A, made an exquisite frame. The steel was darkened with “gunmetal blue” patina. After a few last minute changes (the overlays had to be removed . . .… more →
Bit o' Honey ~ the little things that pleaseBit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: It’s done! The metalsmith, A, made an exquisite frame. The steel was darkened with “ … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: I’ve finished soldering the canopy and have moved onto the lower half of the window. Since I … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: I’m making good progress on the window, but it hasn’t come without glitches. The gold-p … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: The glass has arrived! Like Christmas in August! It’s The Streakies! Goldpink will bec … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: You may want to sit down for this news . . . The design has been approved! It only took six wee … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve ever attempted to bake bread you know that the finished loaf rarely ends up the way … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: With the composition set down in my previous sketch I felt free to loosen up the lines as I went alo … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: The sun is alive. It shimmers and burns and imparts a firey magic into glass. Ideally, a stained g … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: I admit, my head was swimming when the art committee left. My first design was raw, I knew, but giv … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: “It looks like a chalice,” the chaplain said. Tree? Chalice? We studied the drawing ta … more →
Bit o' Honey wrote 1 year ago: The creative process is about as easy to navigate as love. It’s messy and unpredictable. Oft … more →