Some New Photographs

I love the new light box and photo tent combination.  Now I think I need to get more familiar with how to tweak my camera.  But for now I am very satisfied with these pictures.  I have sent in the paperwork for the Shaker Village show that is the first week end in August and I am send in jurying pictures for a relatively new art fair called Art in the Gardens.  It was by invitation only last year.  It is held on labor day weekend at a historic old residence in Frankfort, KY.  Then next show would be Art in the Vineyards on September 7th.  A really fun one day show in a beautiful vineyard.

I have changed my pinterest account to be named Beadroe so to tie to my website.  And I have linked my blog and etsy acct to my website.  The website still needs some more tweaking but I am getting there.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheryl

New Additions to my Studio

I have really been trying to get organized in the house and studio.  Before Christmas we made multiple visits to Goodwill.  They were the lucky recipients of lots of Christmas Decorations that I really did not need (like about 15 boxes or more). My studio has also seen some changes.  Danny has been working very hard to put up some new shelves that have freed up valuable space on my table near my torch.

This is the new rack he built for my Bead Rollers, they are made of graphite and would break if dropped so this gets them out of harms way unless I have using them.  At around $50.00 a piece they are my prized possessions.

This is the Photo tent we have been working on.  The frame is made of PVC pipe and surrounded by white fabric.  The directions in my jewelry magazine said to tape the fabric, but that just didn't suit me to I sewed casings that just fit over the pipe.  The hole is for the camera lens to fit through.  Danny made me some stands for the lights to be adjustable in height.  Here are some quick pictures that I took inside it to see how it was going to work.

I am pretty happy with the results.

This is our newest cat, Murphy.  He really is a hoot.