I am with you Jilla. This is the only place I do challenges and I feel that the object is to get us to try new things and grow as artists.

Helen
www.justbarrettes.com

I had interpreted this idea as new challenges in polymer, like a flower cane, a "faux" something, a new color combo. After all, I started this, didn't I?!?[:o)][;)][%-)][D)]

When I suggested black and yellow, honest to God I di NOT think of bees!

Yeah Jackie so now we all can blame you for our frustrations, headaches AND failures![:D]

I see we're still live.

I took pictures of my challenge beads yesterday, but I'll wait to post 'em until after we're reincarnated.

A bonus? I made a primitive light box. It needs work, but it's sooooooo much better than sunlight or flashes.

HEY! I thought we werent going to be able to get on here??? Here you are all partying without me all day!!! Well....Im just gonna BUZZ OFF!

Yep - I thought we were supposed to be outa here too ...........heah - I bought some Triple Thick today so I can see what all the noise is about.

I might as well post my pics. Watch me cause the entire board to go down!

Black base, silver leaf, yellow Pinata ink, crackled
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Yellow base, silver leaf, black Pinata ink, crackled (King Midas in reverse)
[image]http://sonic.net/linelle/FamilyPics/images/2.jpg[/image]

Yellow/black bullseye cane cut with ripple blade
[image]http://sonic.net/linelle/FamilyPics/images/3.jpg[/image]

Pendant from above batch
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Black clay, translucent tinted with yellow ink, bits of sparkle. Turned blue in the ice water. Didn't notice the hair until I'd put the camera away. It's not a permanent part of the pendant. The beads are finished with Varathane and the pendant with Triple Thick.
[image]http://sonic.net/linelle/FamilyPics/images/4.jpg[/image]

Group shot
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WOW. You HAVE been beeeeezy! I think this might be some sort of a record. These might not be what you had in mind but they are certainly very cool and it looks like you've negotiated a good settlement with yellow and black! Yellow aka gold - definitely better! Even the one with yellow translucent looks like some sort of a galaxy far, far away!

Linelle, you kill me! Bees ain't got nothin' on you, girl! The first oones are my faves, but they are all great. I had no idea yellow and black could look so (&*^*&)( GOOD![:D]

Wow! I love all of them. I agree with not knowing now good black and yellow can look!

Helen
www.justbarrettes.com

Nice work! I really like the crackled ones.

Thanks Jackie, Helen & Jilla. I think I'll leave the yellow and black for a while (i.e., a LONG while, hee). Black's my fave, and yellow's fine as an accent, but I bee'z sick of the combo at this point. Still, I really appreciate the nature of the challenge and look forward to more. If left to my own devices, I'd stick with my safe, fave little things, and this is a good way to force me out of my little box.

And speaking of little box, can a cardboard lightbox draped with cut-up white tshirts be any easier? I'm actually gonna replace the tshirts with something more translucent (not clay this time) and get some different backdrops. But it sure beats squatting over glaring little things in the backyard sun.