The Most Genteel Battlecry in the History of Bowdlerism

One of the hardest parts about using old watches for pendants is that you have to keep the images inside them rather small. So what I’ve found is that you have to have a very specific focus for the image inside, otherwise it gets all muddy and people squint at it and say things like, “Oh… that’s the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, is it?”

My latest idea is to use some of my favorite pieces of art as the images inside these watches. If I had more talent, I would paint or draw my own, but I don’t, so we’ll just leave it at that. I have to steal other people’s work. But I think it works out, as a piece of jewelry.

Specifically, faces.

I really enjoy faces for this. I tried a few pieces last night, and it worked out rather well, I think. I used the above da Vinci sketch of Leda for the first piece (pictures to follow soon) which eventually was used for this:

Eventually, when/if I obtain a better printer, I’ll be able to use more colourful images. For now, black & white seems to work out best. Line drawings and some photos. I did manage to successfully use this image as well:

And what I wanted from this painting was the look on her face…

which is priceless.

Other images I plan to use:

But you gotta check out the ermine’s face…

(I love him)