diversions . . . future path?

as much as i enjoy creating and working on jewelry i find there are plenty of other things that i want to create, or at least try to create. a couple of the more recent experiments have been working with concrete and re-learning mig welding. 

i have wanted to make some concrete planters for ages so finally decided to start with a smaller concrete project to try it out. i had been shopping for some new bedside lamps but unable to find ones that i liked so decided to make them out of concrete. as it turns out working in concrete is pretty easy and i really liked the outcome. here is one of the lamps. 

the other project i undertook was mig welding. i learned welding ages ago back in art school but really couldn't remember much about it. i happened upon a class being offered by the wonderful ladies mc & allie from lr design lab (https://www.facebook.com/lrdesignlab). they make incredible stuff! they were located in inman park but have sadly moved to portland. good for them but bad for atlanta, and me! the class was great fun and i really loved getting back to working with metal on a larger scale. to get inspired, i looked at lots of metal creations online but it was the scrap wood we had which helped me decide on what to make. all in all it was a great reintroduction back into mig welding and woodworking. here is the final product. 

next up, making my own stump tables that seem to be everywhere these days!