7/7 Day 1 Today is Tanabata, isn’t it? ^^ My student life in Italy has already entered its fourth week. As everyone says, time really flies! I’m finally getting used to the Italian rhythm, and while enjoying every day, this week will mark the halfway point. I’m finally able to purchase a commuter pass this week (although the online site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, so I haven’t been able to purchase it yet, haha). Today, I started working on the sixth ring with a Firenze engraving since arriving in Italy. I’m making progress at an amazing pace, and I feel like I’m building muscle from all the metalworking every […]

Day 1 Cutting out earrings Today I started working on earrings with an openwork-like pattern that I started working on at the end of last week. First, I chose my favorite pattern among several prepared, traced the picture, stuck it on a silver plate, and then cut it with a thread saw. In Japan, I have not been working with a thread saw so much recently, but here I feel like it is the tool I use the most. I cut out beautiful pictures and carefully shape them with a file. ピアスの切り出し 今日は先週の終わりから取り組み始めた透かし彫りのような模様の入ったピアス。まずいくつか用意されているうちの好きなパターンを選び、絵をトレースしてシルバーの板に張り付けてから、糸鋸で切ります。日本では糸鋸（いとのこぎり）の作業は最近あまりしていませんでしたが、こちらにきて一番使っている道具が糸鋸なきがします。美しい絵を切り出し、ヤスリで丁寧に形を整えていきます。 Earrings fixed on the file stand Then, the cut out silver plate is fixed on the file […]