Yes, I’ve been ill – for days now. But bizarrely enough it’s actually enabled a lot of productivity on the jewellery making front (although a lot less on other fronts) – as you can see below!
Some of the jewellery I’ve made in the last few days, some finished, some not quite finished
For some reason I’ve been left with sharp stabbing pain in my head after a short-lived virus. The only thing I’ve found which has given me any real relief from the pain is to keep busy at my bench. I think the combination of a lot of varied movement with having my ipod blaring in my ears has helped to distract me from the pain. Doing almost anything else has made it worse – including working at my computer, watching television or even just laying down!
Thankfully I’m on the mend now, but I’m also thankful that I’ve been able to get so much making work done, even if I’ve had to neglect a lot of other things.
Much of the handmade jewellery in these photos will be sent off to outlets I sell through, including the sparkly new National Portrait Gallery in Canberra (which opens on 4 December), but some of it is for my own handmade jewellery shop.
