Kate Selene

We have Chickens!

Things have been busy here at the farm, we finished off the chicken coup and finally got our chickens. We picked them up on Good Friday and their names are Betty, Winny and Gurtrude.

We have had 3 eggs a day each day, so I think I will have to start looking for some good recipes to make the most of them, we have already given 6 to my parents.

We have had some glorious weather over the last week, and we have both been flat out in the garden panting all the new plants and getting the pen ready for the chickens. It has been nice to slow down over the last day or two and just lock ourselves indoors with some movies and a roaring fire, I gets quite nippy here at night.

So, as the students prepare to to return next week, I must begin the planning and time tables. I cant believe how quick this academic year has gone, I feel Like it was only the other day that we moved. It would be a year on Saturday when I was offered my new job and time has just flown. My third year Blacksmiths will be finishing their degree in 5 weeks, and I look forward to seeing some of the fantastic students who I used to teach when I take my boys to New Designers in London. I'm really looking forward to sharing a few drinks with all of them.

So I shall leave you with a view from our garden. The garden backs onto this field and just before a thunderous storm arrived all of the cows decided to lay down, all of them, it was quite a sight. Just shortly after they all lay down, the rain arrived, followed by hail and then huge rain drops. It thoroughly watered all the veg and saved us a job.

Toodle pip x

How about some shirt stiffners?

The workshop has only recently been finished and I have only just opened up the shop again, so I felt it was a good time for some new work.

I have been thinking about making these for quite some time now, I have recently acquired some Nitric acid in the anticipation that I would be able to add dates and initials in a different format, by etching them.

They were made from 1mm thick sterling sheet and given a subtle sheen to enhance the details of the text. I will be producing a few different types of these, some that are just silver and some that have some patination on ( just like in the picture).

These shall be added to the shop soon,

Toodle pip

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Kate Selene Williams

Course Leader for
Artist Blacksmithing
Jewellery Design

At Hereford College of Arts

Things are getting on their feet

I will be on my blog a lot more, I have really been neglecting it since the move, but now that things are starting to pick up theres more photograph.

The weather has been gorgeous, the garden has been cut and we are planting everything from sweetcorn to yellow strawberries. All the cats have been doing is sleeping and rolling in dirt. I thought I would leave you with a snap of my favourite flower in the garden at the moment, the flowers almost look like berries.