it is sunny. there is a breeze. i just had the best chai latte with two of my sweet friends. now i'm home listening to prince cover chaka khan's "i feel for you". i can't sit in my chair for this one. get up and dance with me!
after i posted that wacky photo of me dancing in my back yard, lorraine and i were talking about that. i try to dance as much as i can. i will dance anywhere, any time. with the kids, with the cat or the dog, with my husband, by myself. it feels good. i love to be part of the music and move around without a thought to how it looks. it doesn't matter how it looks. what matters is how it feels. and it feels good. it is food for your soul. so get up and dance!
in addition to dancing, i finished this funky fun copper and silver panel necklace.
i cut the copper sheet then formed, filed, and textured it.
some of it got put through a rolling mill with screen or sequin waste. some of it got hammered, burned, sanded, stamped, then hammered again. lastly i gave it this yummy greenish-blue patina. and i soldered the little metal clay heart onto it.
the green stones are chrysoprase. chrysoprase is the tenth precious stone, among 12 precious stones mentioned to make up the foundation stones of the city wall of the "New Jerusalem" as described in Revelation 21:20.
do you think i need to shine it up some more or should i leave it funky and dirty looking. i kind of like it like this...whaddaya think?
i LOVE this post! you look so carefree and fun... made me smile big-big. what a happy feeling. :D that's one of my fave dance songs from high school, too.
leave it a bit grungy definitely. :)
francie (aka burd)
Posted by: francie | March 14, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Kelly,
I am so thrilled I found your blog tonight. I just created a blog last week and am fascinated by this whole idea and peeks into people's lives..you are intriguing and your art amazing...I will be your newest blog stalker!
Love!
Debrina
Posted by: Debrina Pratt | March 14, 2008 at 09:06 PM
go for the grunge.
How much for the silver clay? Took a class about two years ago, and made some super cool stuff. Took another class in Jan. more cool stuff. So fun and easy to work with!!
Posted by: Tally Oliveau | March 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM
I LOVE this post! You are such a free spirit and I can feel your joy. I gave it a whirl myself last night. Have a slight pain on the left side this morning... :0)
As for the new piece, it's fabulous, full of texture and yummy grungy!
Have a great weekend friend!
Posted by: Lorraine George | March 15, 2008 at 05:54 AM
oh my!
rolling mills are so much fun!
kelly will you please do a pressing of a dragon fly wing for me? I will bring it by when I come back from my trip.
I put your package in the mail yesterday with a few gem stones :)
I really love what you did and like this peice just as it is!... your bold and stunning style is really growing with your new found skills!
Posted by: ruth rae | March 15, 2008 at 07:41 AM
I'm with you Kelly, I love to dance! But I must say, you do look good, smashing in fact. You look fabulous, mean it!
Posted by: Dede Warren | March 15, 2008 at 07:51 AM
And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
-Nietzsche
Thanks for the reminder!
Posted by: tameraabate | March 15, 2008 at 09:14 AM
I am so glad you shared a close up of the necklace. As I was looking at the dance pics I was thinking "I've got to see a close up of that necklace". I love it! The textures are wonderful. Leave it just the way it is.
Posted by: Dawn | March 15, 2008 at 02:44 PM
gotta love a day with dancin...no day should be without!!!
you were the only shining light that that necklace needed..it's AS PERFECT AS YOU!
HUGZ
Posted by: Barbara Burkard | March 15, 2008 at 03:21 PM
Sounds like a great day! Joy uninhibited!!! Thats my Kelly!!!! I've tagged you over on my blog...run over and check it out! It's sure to bring a smile to your face!!!
huge hugs
Posted by: Patti V | March 15, 2008 at 06:10 PM
Oh I would leave it just as it is Kelly -- it looks ancient and I love that look!!
Dance, dance, dance -- like no one is watching indeed!! when I feel the music in me - I go!!! Loved this!
Posted by: sherry | March 16, 2008 at 04:13 PM
nope, make it shine, of course we're crows and like those shiny things. love you sister. just got back from a 5 hour ride, beautiful - took daisy may. gorgeous day. wonderful time - we were dancing on our horses mary ann and myself. is your hair curled?
Posted by: bethany | March 16, 2008 at 05:13 PM
I love that dancing -- you go girl! (I don't dance. It's not in me. I like to watch. while I'm sitting down. I am sooooo boring, LOL. happy boring though.)
Posted by: martha | March 16, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Honey, I was dancing around to Chaka Khan and Rufus myself lately! That necklace is gorgeous - leave it the way it is - but it can't hold a candle to your beauty! xo
Posted by: Paris Parfait | March 17, 2008 at 11:27 AM
We gotta keep rockin'! You've sold me. I'm going to get up and dance more.
Hey and that's not a necklace - it's a conversation piece. Unique and lovely.
Posted by: Michel | March 17, 2008 at 02:20 PM
for a moment there, i thought you'd made yourself some warriors armor! hmmm, well maybe it is. Stunning breastplate Kelly! Oooh how i love all the pounded, marked up copper with yummy patina and delish green stones. sounds like you're getting to play with all kinds of Kools tools at class. Fun!
and to see you dancing around is such a delight and gave me a big grin. dancing has always been a necessary form of expression for me. in fact Raven and i were dancing this afternoon becuz we finally are feeling better and had to celebrate! he he yes we've been sick this whole time. Blech!
good to stop by and see ya here cookie. i've missed you.
XO Mija
Posted by: Mija | March 17, 2008 at 10:17 PM
You look stunning in these pictures-I'm going to have to take up dancing!
Posted by: Laura Bray | March 18, 2008 at 03:23 PM
Lovin the necklace and what is hanging behind you in the photo? That looks way cool!
Terisa
Posted by: Terisa | March 21, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I love the joyful vibe in this post. The necklace is stunning as it is. Old and worn with a history.
Posted by: Robyn | March 23, 2008 at 09:36 AM