Only if you promise not to point and laugh....

Naw....It's not really that bad.  

But it's not really that good either.  ;-)

I wasn't sure I was going to share anything that I worked on during my hand engraving work shop.

I really liked the structure of the class in that we were shown a skill, and then left to practice it.

The teachers were readily available to answer questions and offer suggestions, and we weren't pressured to make a project just for the sake of making something.

I mean, it's nice to have something to take home, but I liked spending my time working on the skills and being able to ask for guidance when it wasn't working for me.

So, this is what I learned.  Hand or hammer engraving is super cool, and just beautiful when done well.  And of course being the perfectionist I am....I want to do it well.

Problem is, that's going to take a lot of practice.  But nothing worth having just happens overnight now does it?

I am waiting for my supplies to come in so I can begin practicing again.  And, we also learned flush setting, which is another thing I've always wanted to learn.  I have yet to try it out on my own.  You know how it is...the teacher always makes it look so easy.  I hope I don't have too hard of a time with it.

So...Without further ado, I give you my attempt to hand/hammer engrave.

It's kinda hard to see because of the ultra dark patina I put on it...and I wish I could say I formed it, but we were in the last few minutes of the last day when the teacher took pity on me trying to form my bracelet and fixed my wonky mess.

It was also my first time to see someone create an anticlastic form.  So cool.

Anyway, the bracelet doesn't really feel that comfortable on me, so my daughter's have been playing with it.

Had someone given me this bracelet when I was a kid, I would have pretended like I was Wonder Woman with it!  :-)