Point Reyes
Posted in Out and About on Oct 31st, 2009
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Monthly Archive for October, 2009
Thirty Stories
Posted in Out and About on Oct 29th, 2009
Eyes traveling off the top
Posted in Colors and Shapes, processes on Oct 27th, 2009
I recently attended a lecture by a photographer who specializes in art jewelry and other art photography. Someone asked him about the graded backgrounds popular in the US. When he pointed out that the dark part of the graded background is always at the top of the picture, I began to wonder if I’d ever [...]
Huge
Posted in Out and About on Oct 25th, 2009
Ever been close up to skeletal parts of a whale? They are huge! Look at the size of these vertebrae compared to the park bench And, here are some ribs. Those rocks are quite large…. And, what looked like a really cool sculpture, is what remains of the skull For more details, here’s the sign [...]
Hands Free Polishing
Posted in processes on Oct 23rd, 2009
Combine all ingredients into the pan or dish with foil. Mix until salt and soda dissolve. Place silver jewelry into pan/dish. Wait 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse the jewelry thoroughly in water. Dry the jewelry thoroughly with a soft cloth. Do NOT dry the jewelry with any paper product as this will scratch the silver. [...]
Reclaiming Silver
Posted in processes on Oct 10th, 2009
After I don’t know how many years (more than four; less than ten???) it was time to change the water in the tumbler. I knew the stainless steel shot was fine. Each time I reached into the tumbler my hand came out all sparkle-y silver. The pieces came out of the tumbler fine unless I [...]