I feel that learning more about working with metals will be very helpful both for my "Offerings" and for the small copper enamel/fabric pieces. It will make it easier to make much better decorative elements to add to them. A surprising fact (to me), is that the more I handle the metal, the more I am enjoying it. It is so very different from the feel of fabrics, yet I think both work so wonderfully together. In my quest for textures, having the skills to add metal elements is such an added bonus! A new addiction????....(that requires new toys!)
Here is what I made in class:
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DQCt9ex0JLE/Sj-MSSF5ozI/AAAAAAAAAgU/te_ay40hnFQ/s200/silver+earrings.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DQCt9ex0JLE/Sj-Md0oGMUI/AAAAAAAAAgc/_SKw6Y3yeQQ/s200/silver+bracelet.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DQCt9ex0JLE/Sj-MivH11UI/AAAAAAAAAgk/S-mjStDwUP8/s200/silver+pendant.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DQCt9ex0JLE/Sj-MKvpfnjI/AAAAAAAAAgM/b4lftXl9hnU/s200/copper+earrings.jpg)