Breaking Ground

There is work being done on the mobile at last! But first a little inspiration from my friend at Loquita Chocolates. I was invited to a "My Bloody Valentine" party (Fri. Feb 13th) and decided to try some truffle making for the occasion. I got a little crazy with the flavors, what you see here in the foreground is bacon truffles! Yes, that is bacon supporting the cocoa confection, and yes, they are good! Next there was orange blossom truffles and after that, coated in nibs you see spicy rose hip-tea truffles. They were a success, but not nearly as interesting or as beautiful as what is being made here.
After that was such a wonderful weekend of blowing glass and forging steel! Here you see the Pratt studio where I am taking a blacksmithing class and having so much fun. This is the beginning of building the armature for the scale-model mobile. The first glass platters were made this weekend too, but pictures are yet to come.
Well, overall I'm making good use of myself in my spare time, which is good, considering I'll have pleanty more of it soon. The economic decline has caused my work to cut my hours, but I figure I should see this as an opportunity and use every moment to be creative. It might even mean more blog entries!