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November 11, 2005
I've settled down now...
5:00pm - The Lentil has a new name - "Solaris" - it does remind me of a colorful star, its easy to pronounce and I probably will remember it..here's a list of the other suggestions - ya'll are so creative!
"Electrofied, Shiny New World, Longitude/Lattitude, Electroform Madness, Eclectic Electric, Electrogirl, Chastity, Serenity, Disco Disc, Electro Shock, Spherical Rainbow Explosion, Cosmic Energy, Solaris, Venus, Sir Lancelot and Float Bladder (cool huh!)"...Thanks for playing along, I always appreciate your thoughts and ideas...!
AckAck...this is why I am not 'allowed' to visit Lampwork Etc. - I've been out there for over 2 hours now, just poking around, reading and wasting time...please, I beg you, do not let me wander alone thru LE, or I shall completely waste my day...grrr...although I did learn how to do Implosion beads, so i'll be trying that out tonight..Thanks LE!
12:30 - Ok, here's a coupla quick pics of the second lentil...I like this one a LOT, its more in line with what I expected from the electroformer- its more 'coppery' and it looks like I took copper sheet, cut it into a 'cage' and soldered it onto the bead..I love the soft patina on it, and I expect more of my beads will look like this (like Kate's patina on her beads - more coppery, less peacocky) so each one will be a surprise, which is part of the fun..!
12:00noon - Just finished the second electroformed lentil, wanna see it?
Fox has cancelled "Arrested Development"...I'm so sad..that is the funniest show on the air...good thing we own all the DVD's...I hope HBO buys it and makes it a huge hit...
I was really 'charged' (electrons, charged, apparently I'm not settled down quite yet) yesterday with the results from my electroforming...I have another bead that's in the juice and should be done in about 3 hours, and another 2 still do to...I'm combing the house looking for large beads, and you know what? I don't have many! I think I need to make some really long ones, or more gigantic lentils or something...as always, thanks for your name suggestions, I'm getting some really GOOD ones, and one even came in from Portugal! Rockin'...
And I've been 'secretly' playing with some glass I've had sitting around collecting dust for well over a year...its compatible with the gold stringer, so do not fear that it will pop off - it shant...I have more to play with, this is just the first grouping, I love the Cranberry and Peach colors together, and that little focal seemed to work with it perfectly...
This is the first day all week that I have NO where to go today, so I'm gonna continue to work on the studio, make beads, keep e-forming and will probably attempt to do something with that lentil, because I'll prob HAVE to wear it during my demos on Sunday...I'm not the best bead-stringer, I like stuff to be simple and not overdone, so it'll prob have a crystal, a gold bead and be done with it...
Clementine needs to jump up on me and be petted, so I'll be back...
Posted by Donner at November 11, 2005 06:00 PM
Comments
Hello Miss Donner....
Hey, I've thought it a million times but never mentioned it to you...did you know that folks with a hard-core Boston accent(including my mother)actually DO prounounce your name "Donner"? I don't know what made me think of that today, LOL.
I love, love, love your electroformed beads...especially the second one. Like you said, it looks like you put it in a copper cage. It has a uniqueness to it that makes you think "how the heck did she do that?" Very cool! I can tell you're going to have a blast with this.
I am also totally DROOLING over those cranberry and peach cobbler beads....DANG....I'd say those are some of my favorite beads you've ever made...I absolutely ADORE them, the colors are gorgeous and look so nice together. Beautiful!! I MUST own a set of these someday to have and hold and kiss and love and call George....
Have an awesome day...
Talk to ya soon
Rachel
Posted by: Rachel G. at November 12, 2005 06:57 AM
I didn't know that folks in the NE area pronounced my name that way, but its a nick name i picked up while working at the computer game company (Origin) years ago...we had a lot of folks from England working in the company and they would call me 'donner' when they thought they were saying 'donna'...it just kinda stuck, and I've been 'donner' ever since...they would also say 'Dian-er (Diana)' and 'Ultimer (Ultima)', but when we'd try to point it out, they'd deny it...turns out, as i understand it, in England they are taught to use an 'er' sound on the end of a word w/ a vowel (donna, diana, ultima) to transition to the next work (like we us 'an' that prefaces a voweled word like 'an apple' and not 'a apple')...so it all makes sense, I guess...I am glad I don't have a collection of 'Donner' stuff from Christmas, but I do have a plate and cup and towel from Pottery Barn w/ the name on it...kinda cool...
Sorry you didn't get the beads today, but I'll be making more, i'm enjoying this Bullseye and playing w/ 'new' colors...keep an eye out...
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at November 12, 2005 07:44 PM