Day 23 Powder Sgrafitto Drawing Challenge - Collection

Today's assignment was to take a picture of something I collect and draw it.  Uhhh...draw my glass supplies?? Wait, what lol!  I've not really collected anything except glass, glass supplies, glass fusing books, stained glass books, drills, molds,torches, gases, or anything but glass for a very long time.  I do have a decent collection of Nativities but they're already put away until next Christmas season.

But then I saw my collection of leis that my grandmother and Anty Honey made.  Oh snap!  I snapped that picture :)

My treasure is one of the seashell leis that Grandma made even after diabetes took her eyesight.  It's one of the few things that I have of her besides a well worn letter.

The kukui nut and koa seed leis were made by Anty Honey.  Anty was always looking for seeds, beans, whatever to make into a beautiful lei.  I once remember walking downtown Honolulu and Honey Girl spotted some gray seeds.  Most people walked by and stepped on them.  WE picked them up!  I wish I could remember what the name of the tree was...  Honey Girl could make beauty out of anything!

So here is my rendition of my calabash bowl with collection of leis.

2 rubber shaper tools were used for this.  The seashells and kukui nuts were pretty straight forward.  I used negative space to give the effect of the koa seeds, since they are so tiny and so many that I would be in over my head to try.  But I like what is here.  Part of me wants to darken the left side of the bowl, but that's not how I'm seeing it now with the light reflecting on it.  I think I'll fire it as is and then see if it needs anything.  Will post when out of the kiln.  Aloha!