Some say if you keep going in circles, you’ll never get anywhere. But just think of all those times that going in circles pays off. I watched the national women’s ice skating competition the other evening. The circles they went in were pretty impressive. I made a pecan pie for my mother’s 89th birthday yesterday. She thought that was a delicious circle. AND, if we didn’t go in circles, albeit loops, we’d never find our way back home and I rather like it here at Dreamcatcher.
I’ve been going in circles with the metal work this week. It all started with a single left over circle from a pair of earrings gone awry and things mushroomed from there. Using the torch I had added color to some copper sheet metal and several natural circles appeared. The left over earring became a pattern and the medium circle necklace on the right developed. 
You can see a bit of the color created from the heat of the torch. Perhaps I went a bit overboard as I created a hand made chain out of wire circles. These circles are graduated becoming smaller toward the back.
Since there was more of this copper, I cut some smaller circles and made a second necklace. 
Undaunted by strange looks from across the living room, I made one more set of circles. Surely someone might want a bit more bling! The larger circles came from a piece of metal I got at the recycle establishment. They already had an interesting patina.
It’s quite a wonder this latter piece ever came together since I worked on it between trips to the lease pasture to help round up and haul the cattle several times today. I even took the components with me when I served a picnic lunch to the men and they laughed at me for working on the necklace instead of eating. Some days, it’s a real struggle to finish anything and I wasn’t giving up. The glare on this picture gives the copper a strange hue that is not really present.
The final photo shows the back of one of the necklaces which is the same for all three. 
I’m thinking this journey in circles should continue into bracelets and belts now. It seems that I’m enjoying going in circles. Could it be I’ve been on the straight and narrow for too long?
Who knows? Next I may decide to try rectangles . . . , but somehow I don’t think it will be the same.
Love the circle necklaces. And your chain links are so interesting.
Thanks Cathey, I’m glad you like these. I think there are many variations that can stem from the basic design. I was going to work on others today, but ended up having to help haul hay for hungry cattle. . . . and so it goes at Dreamcatcher Ranch!
U work is so fabulous, you are a great inspiration for me. I really enjoy the stories behind these pieces. Thanks for sharing. Would love to see pics of your cattle.
Not only do I love the disc I love the chains.
Thanks Arleen. It’s great to know that people are reading.
Gloria,
I appreciate your note. I was bound and determined to make some type of chain that wasn’t swirls. The circle links are not perfect yet, but I’m still trying. The hard part is trying to make them a consistent size so that both sides of the necklace match.