Sunday, October 14, 2012

Fiona's first alphabet finished

I know that the saying 'better late than never' can be over-used but I am hoping I get away with using it again for now!

I have finally completed my first alphabet. I had managed to stay on top of the letters but the pulling together of the final piece completely eluded me for quite a while.

Barry and I have reflected that when he got ill in May, we subsequently lost about 3 months of our lives and have been busily playing catch ups ever since. So I am about 3 months late with this which kind of adds up.

Here are some photos of it being strung together.




I wanted to make a dangling piece this time - and found some beautiful silver jewellery wire in Brisbane and some silver crimps. I cut the wire into 4 x 2m lengths and threaded a crimp on each wire to form the base for my first page - Z

I then pierced a hole in the corner of the Z 'page' and threaded it along the four wires so that it rested on  the crimps. Then I measured 5cm along each wire (between each page) and threaded a crimp on each wire to that point and squeezed it so it would stay in place. I then threaded the next page Y and performed the whole shebang 26 times. Phew.

Am I making sense yet?

I tried to take some shots of it hanging, but that was hard...


But I also liked the way it folded itself gently onto the floor...


I am back on track kind of sort of with my second alphabet - the design is sorted, the pages are decorated and cut and the idea is worked out in my head...now to put pen to paper and get some letters down!


9 comments:

  1. As usually, when I see a thing of beauty (I wouldn't mind saying 'perfection' here) it is hard for me to find the appropriate words for it. The piece says it all.

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  2. these (or this!) looks stunning. Very effective!

    Amelia.x

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  3. I first hope Barry is Ok now !
    then let me tell you that's a very amazing way of presenting your letters, I do love it ! and I'm waiting to discover your next one !

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  4. This looks amazing! What a great idea.

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  5. This was worth waiting for, Fiona. I'm hoping to get mine together soon.

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  6. How very beautiful. As usual when I see something so gorgeous I wish I had thought of it. I am way way behind with mine.

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  7. How very beautiful. As usual when I see something so gorgeous I wish I had thought of it. I am way way behind with mine.

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  8. LOVE THE SUSPENSION AND THE SUSPENSE OF SEARCHING ABOVE AND BELOW FOR THE LETTERS....

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  9. Thank you all for your kind words - I enjoy having this piece hang around with me in the studio!

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