September 29th

"UND... UND!" ...Das Becks? "UND DAS BECKS!!!"


And what a way to end this month of September it will be!  Tonight I'm headed out to Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest.  I've got my outfit ready, and I'm about to hit the store for a new backpack and a cheap sleeping bag.  Debauchery ensues.


I finished off the week with pretty good pace, next week I'll be able to hop right into work again and I convinced my Jewellery professor to let me in the shop on Thursday afternoons whenever, I'm looking forward to it.

I carried on with my marble sculpture and it's really starting to take shape:

Her it is from two different angles along with the 1/3 size clay model.  It's starting to really turn out, I've finished it's outline and now I've began leveling the model starting from is lowest points and working high.  It should be done in a matter of weeks now.



I also finished the final model for my pendant, and it should be done in about two to three weeks.  Here it is:

The metal is actually 7mm thick silver, it's just covered in wax so that I could transfer the design and scratch it in, hence it looking brassy.  The whole deer head in the center of the piece will be carved and pierced along with the antlers.  The dots, tooth, and bordering shapes will have bronze soldered over the top of them. I will then round the edges of the pendant so it's actually silver, then I will make the whole piece convex.  Depending on how much time I have after that I may make a back to the pendant out of bronze.  The necklace will either be small chain or if I can get my hands on it, leather.  All in all I am really happy with the final design and am excited to rock it out for showcase/when I get back to the states.

And now for some music to get ready for the first weekend of Oktober. Mmmmmchillwave much?

Spruce Bringsteen by Run DMT
Sounds like Vietnam era B-sides with a touch of animal collective.

Talamak by Toro y Moi
'Illwave, phoenix-esque plus a juicy beat.  Sounds good, feels good.

All Die Young by The Smith Westerns
An LSD wedding at a funeral. "You're my boy Blue!"

Like I Do by Starslinger

Leave it to Star-Slinger to make a party feel like it's soundtrack is a new wave disney chill-wave festival.


Well it's off to Munich, it should be a great cultural and eye-opening experience...

yeah...