Birthday earrings and preparing wood

Just a tiny post on a couple of small tasks I did during the week.

First was to make Fiona a set of up cycled aluminium earrings for her birthday - well two pair - we all need a choice.

©2016 Barry Smith - Light earrings - recycled anodised and brushed aluminium - biggest disk is about 25mm

©2016 Barry Smith - Light earrings - recycled anodised and brushed aluminium

©2016 Barry Smith - Recycled anodised and brushed aluminium

And I have been ripping more wood on the band saw again  - preparation for making a few cheese boards out of salvaged Hairy Oak for and artist friend.

©2016 Barry Smith - Stack of Hairy Oak squares

©2016 Barry Smith - End grain

I thought cutting the timber would give it a few weeks to dry out; including the glue I need to put into cracks to stop the timber from breaking.

Rust and wood

As Fiona and I have meandered around a few places in the US - rust and weathered wood have beckoned to be captured. So I thought I would share a few of the photos from Arizona where we caught up with SZQ.

A few of rust.

And a few of rust and wood.

A few of wood.

And as lustful as rust and weathered wood is I will try to give other things a passing glance - but you have to admit the rusting and weathering process can offer such colour and texture. And true to form we have arrived back to our unit had a hearty bowl of soup and I tap away with a glass of red to assist.