That's cheesy!

      My New Year resolutions of drawing everyday, designing something note worthy and entering competitions were based on good intentions.  And, like lots of good intentions, they haven't gone anywhere.  (At least not yet.  The year is not over!)  

    Although I did enter a pair of earrings for a book about creating earrings in 30 minutes or less.  My design didn't get chosen, but that is okay.  I'll try again another time.  It could have been the design itself or it could have been the picture.  I didn't realize it at the time, but my photo showed some less than craftsmanlike rough edges.  I need to learn to really look closely at what I do.  (The photo below is improved due to the wonders of PhotoShop,)

   Anyway, I thought it was a clever idea.  The earrings look like a piece of swiss cheese and were made totally in 30 minutes, which included firing time.  

   Plus, they opened themselves up to many variations.  Resin could be poured into the holes to give them a stained glass effect.  A back could be added behind the "cheesy" form and the holes could then be enameled.

   These were given a brushed texture as a quick finish, but a more pronounced texture could be used instead.

   Another variation is to go with a completely different shape for the cheese slices and 

do something different with the holes.  These are derived from the idea, but go in a different direction.   I thought the possibilities were endless.