There are few things more amusing than seeing a ‘Meme’ depicting the minor annoyances of modern consumer culture, whether it is a misspelled name on a ‘Starbucks’ cup or, as in this #instagramskit, the absurd length of the receipts at U.S. drug store chain CVS!
Here are the stages of this teddy bear sponge holder thing I made for my kitchen sink. One of the legs kept breaking off which was irritating. I tried fixing it on in several different ways. In the end the glaze held it in place.
Elizabethan Gold ’+BEHOLD THE END’ Mourning Ring for A N, Late 16th Century AD
A substantial Tudor D-section gold hoop with reserved foliage on black enamel field, scrolled capital to each shoulder and initials ‘A’ and ‘N’, the plaque a fluted hexagon with disc, legend to the perimeter ’+DYE TO LYVE’ and disc with ’+BEHOLD.THE.END’ surrounding a white enamel skull in three-quarter view. 17 grams, 26mm overall, 22.07mm internal diameter.
