Something New

One of my many goals for this summer and all the delicious time it promises is  to update my blog every 2 - 3 days.  I must remember that I can include short posts as well; sometimes the pressure of thinking up  a full post causes me to avoid it altogether. So here is an attempt at a short (but hopefully sweet) post to get me in the habit of being a better blogger!

I have made my very first piece of jewelry as a custom order for a sweet lady in France.  It was fun and not as difficult as I thought it would be to work in a very small scale. This pendant is only 2" x 2" :

 

Making the teeny tiny eyes and the eensy weensy wig was pretty fussy, but I'm happy with how it turned out and plan to make more.

And, apropos of nothing in particular (I guess I'm not yet totally at ease with the micro-post!) I'm working on a commission of a Shakespearean character.  I won't reveal the details just yet, but as I've been looking through my husband's ancient copy of the Bard's Complete Works (mine was purloined while I was in university), I came across one of my favourite lines from King Lear.  I used to teach Lear to high school students; you can imagine the sheer enthusiasm expressed by all the guys in gold chains and baggy pants and the girls whose hot-pink g-strings peeked out conspicuously above the lines of their track pants (g-strings and track pants??  What the what??) Anyway, what made it tolerable was getting to reread the language over and over.  (That and the fact that we got to see Christopher Plummer as Lear in the Stratford, Ontario production...swoon!)

So here are the play's final lines, perfect for this grey and melancholy day:

The weight of this sad time we must
obey,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to
say.
The oldest have borne most; we that are
young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.

Comments

[Mira]

ahh! i didnt know u had a blog. I have been obsessed with looking at ure dolls on etsy!

they are SO perfect. delicate, sad and oh so fashionable.

is it ok if i make a post about u on my blog and could i include some piks of ure dolls on there?of course i would include links to ure shop and give u the credit for the piks. I tried emailing u but for some reason outlook doesnt like me so excuse the long post. please let me know.love ure work!

[Helen]

I think that this would make quite a good pin or brooch as well. I don't think this was a micro post. You went from jewlery to the bard to the fine quotation...a very nice post indeed!

Too funny about the thong and the track pants. Several times this spring, those of us higher up in spectator stands have been "treated" to the sight of low rise pants and the entire backs of thongs being exposed to the rows above! How do you tell someone discreetly that they are exposed?!

Purloined is a nice word. If you don't mind, I think I will use it myself!

Love your little piece of jewelry!

Happy day/weekend to you...it's gray and rainy here, too, but I am a rain lover. Thanks for dropping by my blog a while back.

[Kimberly Wlassak]

Sarah:

I love the idea of your dolls as jewelry. I would adore a necklace or pendant. Will you be offering any in your Etsy shop?

Oh how I know what you mean about the exposed thong. Here in Southern California it's quite the style. I've actually seen young teenage girls tugging their thong up above their jeans on purpose. Maybe the girls are 14 or 15 at most.

Kim
Garden Painter Art

[Kathleen]

I love your dolls - so expressive. The necklace is wonderful, what a great new avenue to explore!

[Moonfairy]

So sweet, and what a great idea. How perfect to wear a piece of art around your neck :)

May I ask what a necklace like that would cost?

Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog, I would be honoured if you used one of my drawings as inspiration :)

Have a wonderful weekend.

[Kelly]

How creative! One can wear one of your creations all day! :) You did a wonderful job....I would think it would be difficult to do on such a small scale.....wow!!!!

[Joanne Kozlowski]

I love your blog and your dolls as well, and i love that last verse that you wrote from King Lear.

[Kimberly Wlassak]

Hi Sarah:

Just wanted to pop in and let you know that I'm having a giveaway on my blog this weekend. It's for one of my "story" art prints.

Kim
Garden Painter Art

[Becky Hilgendorf]

Hi Sarah,
I love the pendant,I can't imagine how tedious it would be to work so small...you are amazing...
XBecky

[marjorie]

OH!! she's SO lovely!! And what a pretty idea for a necklace!! :)

[ashleydaugherty]

The pendant turned out beautiful Sarah. I can't wait to see more to come.

[~*"*Dia*"*~]

She is so beautiful! This is something else for a necklace, wonderful!

[Rachael]

I would die for one of these. How much? :D

[Vintage Jewelry Store]

Nice collection! What are they made from? I like to collect pendants of different styles and designs. I would like to know about your decorations.