Progressing on a number of fronts

As is usual on Wednesdays the day started with an early quiet morning quiet - accompanied of course by a gentle chorus of birds.

©2014 Barry Smith - Native Mynahs and Pied Currawong at sunrise 

And over the last couple of days I have been progressing work on a few commissions including sketching the Lomandras to scale for the cutouts on the ceiling panels in the local supermarket.

©2014 Barry Smith - Lomandra - scaled for cutout

And stamping many more words for the Daily Words commission.

©2014 Barry Smith - Metal blanks, stamps and words

©2014 Barry Smith - Daily work Words

Testing out a new tool - a shop press - to see how useful it will be to create pressed components for a job.

©2014 Barry Smith - 12 tonne press

©2014 Barry Smith - Pressed metal

So the creative life is never dull.