http://burningriverstudio.com Doing the things I love Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:50:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_38" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The setup"][/caption] In  a past life, I was a journalism major with a concentration in photography. That was a very, very long time ago. There's a huge difference between shooting candids for news stories and shooting macro photos of jewelry. Light type, settings, cameras, it's enough to ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/12/photographing-jewelry-the-macgyver-tabletop-studio/ [caption id="attachment_34" align="alignright" width="225" caption="blastoid pendulum earrings"][/caption] I just haven't posted in a bit. I've been incredibly busy with work, been trying to get in some time in my studio, and I've been combating craziness on all levels of life. To say that life has been a whirlwind would be understating ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/11/aside-from-the-idea-that-god-hates-me-everything-is-fine/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="350" caption="sweet, sweet honey, by BotheredByBees"][/caption] If you work with copper, you've probably noticed that sometimes your pieces turn your skin green. Personally, this doesn't really bother me that much, but I know plenty of people who are turned off from copper because of this reaction. You've probably ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/10/protecting-yourself-from-your-jewelry-and-vice-versa-2/ Ingredients for your own home copper etching tank Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric or "Pool" acid) Hydrogen Peroxide (some people use the hair-bleach strength, I just use the drugstore strength) A glass container large enough for your work with a cover (I use an old casserole dish with its own glass lid) Tongs/gloves/something to pick stuff ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/10/copper-etching-at-home-the-burning-river-way/ So much for the three posts a week goal... at least so far. Last week was a bit of a bear, what with me needing to be ensconsed in bubble wrap for my own protection. On Monday (and this is just on monday), I managed to take out the clothes ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/10/someone-stop-this-ride-i-want-off/ [caption id="attachment_15" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Pagoda Earrings"][/caption] Every story has a beginning. Mine starts when I was around eleven or twelve. See, I was in middle school in a fairly wealthy suburb of Columbus, Ohio. All the girls would get their friends presents for Christmas--fairly inexpensive gifts, but costs add up. Since I ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/09/history/ I've been blogging off and on for a while back at my old site, Distracted Mind but frankly, the writing got stale. It had no focus, no oomph. It devolved into a link blog, and even that got stagnant. Like, no posts in months sort of stagnant. I've been busy ... http://burningriverstudio.com/2008/09/mamas-got-a-brand-new-blog/