SMG Biennial Exhibition 2009

The Seattle Metals Guild is having their Biennial Exhibition starting next week and it runs from November 3rd through Dec 15th in Edmonds, WA. With over 50 artists exhibiting their work, it should be a great event. I hope everyone can get to the show to see it. Today I went to pick up some postcards which promote the event, and there was my jewelry piece displayed in the center! I am thrilled and honored. There will be a jury of the show by the People’s Choice Awards. Everyone attending the show at Frances Anderson Gallery will have an opportunity to vote on the submissions. Voting takes place in the month of November. So come and vote!

A Hike to Lake Minotaur

Lake Minotaur

Lake Theseus
The other day I took a little hike up to Lake Minotaur up in the North Cascades with my friend Ron. It's a grueling hike and the first mile climbs 1500 feet pretty much straight up. It's six miles round-trip, with a total gain of 2,000 feet. As you can see, it's a spectacular place of beauty in the Henry M. Jackson wilderness area. Labyrinth Mountain rises above Lake Minotaur at 6,376 feet. Taking a short walk from Lake Minotaur, you'll see another great view of Lake Theseus 600 feet below. A big reason for this hike was for the abundance of huckleberries which we picked on our way down. I thought the hike back down would be relatively simple, letting gravity help out, but it was still a grind.

Chrysocolla & Silver Pendant

I've just finished this pendant made from reticulated silver and a chrysocolla cabochon, which I cut. This piece started out as just a simple dome shaped reticulated silver pendant, but after what I call a "pleasant mistake" it totally changed and evolved into this. I had so many problems in the process of making this, it took me an extra eight hours to finish it. There is a hinge between the stone and the lower silver part.

I am going to submit this piece into the Seattle Metals Guild Biennial Exhibition. This is the Twentieth Anniversary of the SMG, and they are putting together a catalog of the members jewelry and then will also be an exhibit of their work in November of 2009.