You know that huge sigh of repletion you exhale after a delicious filling meal? The sentiment and sensation are what I experienced after exiting the Museum of London's latest visual feast, "The Cheapside Hoard; London's Lost Jewels".

The exhibition is absolutely wonderful. Excellent commentary, good contextual information and delightful display of ( Read more... )

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Lesson Seven was riveting. Literally! (sorry guys, I couldn't resist the pun ( Read more... )

This was quite a fun session. I started off by milling a 2x3" piece of gilding metal from .8mm to .4mm - much easier then my abortive attempt last week to get 1mm copper down to .5mm (eventually I said 'screw this, I'll just buy some .5mm sheet', and I did).

I should explain, we get asked to buy 10 cm2 of 1mm silver sheet to bring to class, but ( Read more... )