spooooooon.

it is i, the wingsmith.  i thought i would share with you a little project i undertook today.  my first day off in a couple of weeks (that I haven't spent driving or visiting family members anyway) and i chose to spend it on the following.

spoons: $6 at goodwill.

a good variety in here, all with a nice sound.

tools of the trade.

my little darlings :3

wonder what this will do?

a nifty texture growing in here...

central clapper attached.

a few more ready to go...

more attachments...

hanging free!

it has a pretty nice sound, i think.  i'll be hanging it in my patio as soon as i get the hardware for it.  now that we're headed into what feels like a windier season for austin, it should be quite nice out there.

as always, email me if you want one.


wingsmith out.

new wings soon.

i think i have a new pair of wings growing in my head.  i keep reaching for my pliers with itchy fingers and just holding them.  (it's a bit creepy if you're not used to it.)  i'm thinking perhaps a stormy pair.  yes, the color purple is in my mind, and not simply because today seems to be purple day.

i shall likely have to go to a walmart soon, to buy stockings.  i might also need more paint, particularly yellow.  i bought the wrong shade last time and now i need a good golden-yellow refill.

yes, the storm image is building in my mind.  off to find my wire.




wingsmith out.

oh god my head.

you'll note that the slideshow (oh so pretty) at the bottom of the page has some new shinies in it.  naturally, these are the photos i promised you yesterday.  i'd put them on their own shiny pages right now but i appear to have a pretty serious fever and i feel as though my head is going to topple off my shoulders at any moment now. 

admittedly, this shoot isn't nearly so good as the last one.  i'm still figuring out this whole 'lighting' concept in photography, so most of them were either too dark or too yellow.  good thing i'm awesome at editing things on the computer, but there were several even i couldn't save.  my apologies.

anyway, here's a few of my favorites. 

wingsmith out.

camera located, for the win

as you can see, i have a couple of new pages set up.  how exciting!  soon my digital camera's battery will be fully charged; i expect to be posting images of the wings and beads tomorrow.  until then, wander over to the wire and paint pages if you like, to see what i can do.

here's a couple of things to tide you over until the real deal starts arriving:

 

wingsmith out.

hammer hammer, tack tack

welcome to the wingsmith's forge, for all your whimsicality needs. 

lost your wings in a freak aeroplane accident?  acquire stylish prosthetics here at the wingsmith's forge.  your neighbors will be so envious, they'll be tempted to throw themselves into the engines of passing jetplanes themselves. 

born without wings in some silly 'freak of nature' type occurrence?  overcome mother nature's nasty little bias.  get your replacement wings here.  that'll teach her.

the wingsmith will also be producing dozens of other fine products for all your folk art and fantasy needs: 

• a wire sculpture will liven up an empty shelf or frighten a smug coworker when left on his dashboard, strategically placed to be staring intently at him as he gets into his car.  

• case paintings, for the discerning musician with creativity in his soul but sadly burdened with a boring, plain black case. 

• beadwork in all its forms, from necklaces to earrings and bracelets to funky dangly things that just look cool when you put them in windows or something.

• and, of course, the wings.  single pairs, double pairs, triple pairs, with or without flowers, ribbons, painted designs; shoulder straps or tuck-into-shirt bars.  gentlemen, do not let your masculinity stand in the way of acquiring these magnificent creations; designs exist for even the most aggressively male of personalities as well as the delicately feminine.

i, the wingsmith, am ready and willing to produce to your specifications, however outlandish they may be.  send me a design or an idea and i'll run into the wind with it, likely giggling like a maniac as i do so.  the laws of physics shall be my plaything, logic my punchingbag. 

c o n s t r u c t i o n   u p d a t e !

i have succeeded at placing a slideshow.  i consider this to be a great triumph, as it took me four days to do.  i shall be the internet's mistress; all shall bow down to me.

more photos will be coming soon. i just need to find our digital camera.  i know it's in here somewhere.  i found all the hardware that goes with it; i suspect the camera itself may be in a suitcase in the closet.  'twill be an epic quest, i assure you.  once i find it, photos of the wings and what sculptures i have on hand will go up alongside the case paintings i've already posted.

my next goal is to build all the pages this site will need to function.  it will be a long and harrowing process; wish me luck. 



wingsmith out.