Monday 31 May 2010

start of the summer holidays

wow, this is so strange, to know that this evening i don t have to go to class.

yesterday was open door day at Bijou Moderne, a wholesaler of jewelers materials near Rotterdam, about an hour and a half s drive from Antwerp. it s totally overwhelming to see all those tools and materials in one place! and the catalog is huge!

Sam came with me, and although initially i only intended to look around and not buy anything, since i figured i have enough stuff to work with already, the demonstration of the Delft casting method (http://www.delftclay.nl/) blew us both away. casting in compacted re-usable sand just looked totally ideal if you don t have that much work-space like me. so, after some deliberation, i did buy a starter set and i can t wait to work on some ideas. and ofcourse i also had to get myself a little soldering gadget... it s so cute, but i don t know whether it works well... i do have a ring in waiting...

now i only need some time! LOL

(and some sunshine, please, it s the last day of May... will summer ever really get here?)

oh, by the way, i passed!

2 comments:

  1. I knew you wouldn't be able to resist buying something! I think I'm the opposite of you, I so desire the weather of the Lowlands, we're experiencing the preview of the Summer weather, it's just too darn hot!!! Looking forward to your new creations!

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  2. haha... you know me too well! and the soldering gadget works a treat, must tell my classmates about it.
    well, to be honest, i don t think i would like year-round summer nor winter, i love the seasons, but this winter was really too long... i get depressed if i don t get enough sun ;-)

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