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MamaLucia — Filigree Box and Pendant
Published: 2006-08-12 04:59:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 574; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 2
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Even for me, filigree nut that I am, this one was a challenge, because it had four-way symmetry, rather than just bilateral symmetry. But I do like the way the colors came out.Related content
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Yeah, don't ever leave us here, I'd miss seeing all of the wonderful works like this! The colors go together so well and make an absolutely stunning piece! I always love the incorporation of marbles into your pieces, as well. Your hard work completely paid off! Bravo!
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(sorry -- having fun getting to know the emoticons!)
But just to reassure you, I ain't leaving anytime soon. You guys have been too nice to me!
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This looks wonderful! I'm not going to even comprehend the fact that someone on DA made this. It seems like someone with this much talent would be off working in some fancy place. Maybe it's just because I'm simple minded and I don't work with jewlery, but this is just amazing to me.
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Wow! Thanks for the compliment! Actually DevArt is fairly appropriate for me -- I was a biochemist for a while, then a full-time mom, then a biochemist again. I've only officially been an "artist" for the past six months or so. Don't get me wrong -- art has been a part of my life all along. I've been playing around with polymer clay for more than ten years, but haven't really been serious about it until about the last year or so. Biochem jobs have been a little difficult to come by (especially for someone at my age), I have college loans for my daughters to pay off, and at the moment I'm trying to contribute to the family finances however I can. I have to admit I didn't realize it would all be so much fun!
And if by some chance I do end up in "some fancy place," I'm never going to forget DevArt -- I've has so much fun here! 
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Sorry for my ignorance, but what's a 'biochemist'? Is that a science person?
DA has started to suck lately, especially with Matto and Jark gone.
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A "biochemist" is someone who studies the chemistry of living things. But a dictionary would have told you that much. In my varied career, I've studied how the heart muscle is affected by lack of oxygen (as it would be in a heart attack), how different drugs alter lipid metabolism (lipids are fats, and they are vital to our survival, especially phospholipids, which I did most of my research on), and then spent several years helping to come up with a vaccine for San Juaquin Valley Fever, which is common around these parts, and can be deadly. Alas, I had to leave before we got anything to work. Oh, and I spent a short time examining how the pain receptors in the spinal cord work. It's a fascinating career, if you can spend the time on it -- there is no end of interesting things you can study and learn about. Okay?
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