More spicula

[afmetalsmith]

I have spiculum #2 mostly soldered; a couple of places need a bit more. I am, however, very happy indeed with the fit of the edges. It's going to need a lot less clean-up than #1.

And I have commenced the clean-up on #1. Also the shaping is done, or close to done. I've done as much as it makes sense to do, since I don't know what I'll be using it for! I do have a couple of notions, which I will be contemplating. It will probably be a brooch of some sort.

Tomorrow I plan on doing some enameling. No, really. :) I have things to work on, and a metric ton of test/sample tiles to do of new colors. :P

Comments

[afmetalsmith.livejournal.com]

Also: I HATEhatehate doing sample tiles. However, I very much like having sample tiles to consult when I am designing. So, eventually, I do make the damn things.

I probably need to make somewhere between 50 and 75, which is depressing and discouraging. :P

[medvssa.livejournal.com]

I am in the same situation, they are boring to do (and you have to wash colours for them all! argh) plus I like them complex to cover any possibility (if I do them, at least make them as useful as possible) which takes even longer...
I don't want to count how many I have left because that would be discouraging indeed.