Slideshow: Things Burnished and Hammered — Steve Berer

Slideshow: Things Burnished and Hammered

Spektrel Fiyer 1, ground for gold

Spektrel Fiyer 1, ground for gold

Spektrel Fiyer 2, gold completed

Spektrel Fiyer 2, gold completed

Spektrel Fiyer 3, Hebrew text

Spektrel Fiyer 3, Hebrew text

Spektrel Fiyer 4, English text

Spektrel Fiyer 4, English text

Spektrel Fiyer 5, last details done

Spektrel Fiyer 5, last details done

The atom as energy flows

The atom as energy flows

Yahava 1, ground for gold

Yahava 1, ground for gold

Yahava 2, laying on gold

Yahava 2, laying on gold

Yahava 3, gold completed

Yahava 3, gold completed

Yahava 4, Hebrew text

Yahava 4, Hebrew text

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 1

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 1

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 2

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 2

Driftwood constructions, rear gate

Driftwood constructions, rear gate

Driftwood constructions, front entrance

Driftwood constructions, front entrance

Driftwood constructions, side gate, summer

Driftwood constructions, side gate, summer

Driftwood constructions, side gate, winter

Driftwood constructions, side gate, winter

Driftwood constructions, sukkah/gazebo

Driftwood constructions, sukkah/gazebo

Driftwood constructions, sukkah decorated

Driftwood constructions, sukkah decorated

Driftwood constructions, sukkah in winter

Driftwood constructions, sukkah in winter

rebuilding a shed, 1: foundation

rebuilding a shed, 1: foundation

rebuilding a shed, 2: framing

rebuilding a shed, 2: framing

rebuilding a shed, 3: wrapped in tyvek

rebuilding a shed, 3: wrapped in tyvek

rebuilding a shed, 4: reclaimed cedar siding

rebuilding a shed, 4: reclaimed cedar siding

side walkway just after we bought the place

side walkway just after we bought the place

side walkway after some upgrading

side walkway after some upgrading

front entrance, removing slate and concrete base; nasty

front entrance, removing slate and concrete base; nasty

front entrance, bricked

front entrance, bricked

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphy

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphy

The Madeleine Amulet, gold ground

The Madeleine Amulet, gold ground

The Madeleine Amulet, ground for Adonai

The Madeleine Amulet, ground for Adonai

The Madeleine Amulet, Hebrew name in blue acrylic

The Madeleine Amulet, Hebrew name in blue acrylic

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphing the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphing the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, shading for the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, shading for the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, beginning the gold work

The Madeleine Amulet, beginning the gold work

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring completed

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring completed

The Madeleine Amulet, more color work

The Madeleine Amulet, more color work

The Madeleine Amulet, completed

The Madeleine Amulet, completed

Tree of Life mezuzah: finding the design in the wood's grain

Tree of Life mezuzah: finding the design in the wood's grain

Tree of Life mezuzah: beginning the gold work

Tree of Life mezuzah: beginning the gold work

Tree of Life mezuzah: gold leaf pieces

Tree of Life mezuzah: gold leaf pieces

Tree of Life mezuzah: place for the blessings

Tree of Life mezuzah: place for the blessings

Tree of Life mezuzah: a high sheen

Tree of Life mezuzah: a high sheen

Tree of Life mezuzah: complete

Tree of Life mezuzah: complete

Spektrel Fiyer 1, ground for gold

Spektrel Fiyer 2, gold completed

Spektrel Fiyer 3, Hebrew text

Spektrel Fiyer 4, English text

Spektrel Fiyer 5, last details done

The atom as energy flows

Yahava 1, ground for gold

Yahava 2, laying on gold

Yahava 3, gold completed

Yahava 4, Hebrew text

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 1

A fold-out version of Pilgrimmage tu Mecca, 2

Driftwood constructions, front entrance

Driftwood constructions, side gate, summer

Driftwood constructions, side gate, winter

Driftwood constructions, sukkah/gazebo

Driftwood constructions, sukkah decorated

Driftwood constructions, sukkah in winter

rebuilding a shed, 1: foundation

rebuilding a shed, 2: framing

rebuilding a shed, 3: wrapped in tyvek

rebuilding a shed, 4: reclaimed cedar siding

front entrance, bricked

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphy

The Madeleine Amulet, gold ground

The Madeleine Amulet, ground for Adonai

The Madeleine Amulet, Hebrew name in blue acrylic

The Madeleine Amulet, calligraphing the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, shading for the blessing

The Madeleine Amulet, beginning the gold work

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring

The Madeleine Amulet, gold fire ring completed

The Madeleine Amulet, more color work

The Madeleine Amulet, completed

Tree of Life mezuzah: finding the design in the wood's grain