Pendant gifts

Today I've been working on two pendants that are meant to be a gift for a relative of mine (shhh!).  I know she likes small, delicate pendants, so that's what I'm making for her.

One is going to be a treble clef, and the other is a tiny celtic knotwork pendant. They're both going to be plated with silver.  I'll post more pictures soon!

 This one is a larger version of the same pendant, and it's going to go into my Etsy collection. 

Language articles

Some interested language related articles I found this week -

http://news.discovery.com/human/brain-language-learning-120319.html

http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-scotland-written-language.html
 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121127094111.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314132531.htm

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110218092529.htm

The Discovery article at the top suggests that people who are good at learning languages may have brains that are more efficient in certain areas.  Even though I'm not surprised at this, I'm sure that many people will use articles like this to explain why they're just not good at languages.  They'll somehow think their mind is somehow inadequate compared to those who find it easier to learn.  Motivation, attitude, time, patience and enjoyment are very important factors when it comes to learning a foreign language.  Yes, age can influence language learning as well, but isn't this true with everything?  Should this mean that we should just give up on learning any new skill, just because we're over the age of 20? 

Celtic Horse Pendant

This pendant is almost finished :) Just got to add some finishing touches.

When I've made enough of these pendants, I'll open my Etsy shop.  At the moment I'm thinking of calling it 'Ceridwen's Trinkets', 'Ceridwen Designs', or 'Ceridwen's Trove'

Celtic Horse Pendant

Celtic Horse Pendant

Carl Warner - Amazing Foodscapes

I present to you Carl Warner - a creator of foodscapes, an art where he makes landscapes out of food and photographs them.  His work is fun, imaginative, and interesting to look at, so take a peek at this photo set that was published in a newspaper a while back.  I tried to get his permission to show his photos on her, but I haven't had a reply yet :(  As I'm reluctant to include photographers' work in my blog without their permission, you just have to click the link to enter his world of whimsical foodscapes. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/9664001/A-World-of-Food-amazing-foodscapes-by-Carl-Warner.html?frame=2392485

Jester head - Part 5, 6, 7, 8

Jester - Part 7 & 8

Making celtic pendant

  There didn't seem to be an easy way around this celtic knotwork.  This time I decided to draw it by eye.  Anyway, here are some pictures of the finished pendant.