Nothing much more fun than Friday at the studio...except maybe a Sunday - when we are all working. Nice. I am focused on figuring out PNP paper and photo transfer. I think my main problem is making sure that the silver is super clean and slightly rough to accept the transfer. I am interested in making an angel pendant...have wanted to for a long time. I think that the etched figure is the way to go. However, the practice piece I made (for myself to test-drive) may not look like an angel unless you have that idea to begin with. Luckily, I have several other images that I will work with, hoping to come up with a suitable layout. This image was taken at the Recoleta Cemetary in Buenos Aires. I love this image, and thought it would work well with the photo transfer...already a
silhouette. However, some of the sections of the sculpture don't make sense (in silhouette). So, mine is an angel, and I am sticking with that. I am also interested in pursuing the "fixed chain" pendant - a design that I call a "tag". These pieces are less formal in approach and young. While the angel is a photo transfer, the other tags I have etched started out as simple sketches...a fun format for me to work with. The tag's fixed chain is putsy to make because I insist on soldering all of my jump rings for sturdiness - it is well worth it. So, I will continue to pursue the angel tag with a different and clear angel image. 
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