Clowning Around.

[Dennis]

I’ve spent hours and hours trying to make a credible hair barrette, but nothing yet that will pass muster. No fun there. It’s on the back burner while I made something that I did enjoy: this clown face made from layered 3mm acrylic sheet, with foiled chatons and a short chain.
I’m particularly pleased with the nose, made by cutting a disk, mounting it on a nail and turning it on my mini lathe.
It cheered me up, so I hope you will like it too. Dennis.

[CJ57]

Thanks for this Dennis, I think we all need cheering up if we’re isolating. The nose is an inspiration, I would have been trying to do it freehand and wouldn’t have thought about turning it

[Sheen]

Love the chatons in his hair. A mini lathe! Lucky so and so not easy to make something nice and round

[Dennis]

Thank you Caroline. Dennis.

[Petal]

That's lovely Dennis and it made me laugh out loud. Love the nose too and yes, what a lucky chap you are having a mini lathe.

[Dennis]

Thank you Sheena and Jules. glad you think he's jolly. Dennis.

[china]

He is a cheery little fellow/ fellowess, what type of mini lathe do have
(11 deg and I am waiting for the gasfitter heater won't work)

[alastairduncan]

I hope you will like it too.

I definitely do like it Denis :-) it reminds me of sugar icing mmmmm!

I know you are happy with how the stones are set and they look good but I've been thinking, that doesn't sound good does it ;-) Once you have burred out the hole to the correct size, could you put in a groove just below the surface and snap in an appropriate jump ring? Probably a lot easier to have a little dab of glue, but the mind still churns.

[Dennis]

Hi Alastair,

You've looked inside my head and seen the debate going on there. The truth is that there are endless decisions that go into each piece, sometimes days and days of experiment, but finally it ends up as a pretty but low value item.

I'm probably stuck with acrylics a while longer and my aim will be to keep them as simple and lean as possible. Regards, Dennis.