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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Daily inspiration and beauty. |
I have been making sets of daily word leaves for a few years now. They are a creation I keep coming back to as I feel the words carry their own power. Today I completed four new sets.
How it works is that each day one: randomly selects a leaf, reads the word and hold it for a little while to set that word as the inspiration or a focus for the day. Next day the leaves are mixed up and a leaf is chosen. The word could be the same as yesterday or you might be offered a new word. The words in my sets are: wonder, shine, joy, peace, love, hope and dream. I do make sets on commission as well because some folk want their own words or more words; and even a larger bowl.
Quite a bit of mindful work goes into making these sets. A couple of process photos follow.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Four hammered shallow bowls about 10cm in diameter - made from flat metal cut from silver-plated trays |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Trimming a leaf form in the guillotine |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Twenty eight word leaves in the rough |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Words leaves picking up the afternoon sun |
A few photos of leaves and the finished leaves and a bowl with a leaf follow.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Seven word leaves - each leaf is unique and about 7cm long |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Wonder, hope and joy |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Leaf in a silver-plated copper bowl that was made from a vintage tray |
The four sets will go into my online shop over the weekend.
that last image fairly shimmers with reflected light and shadow ...
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