Newts

I love newts and salamanders. As a child, my brother and I would spend hours looking for salamanders in our neighborhood. We would lift the cement gas meter covers and collect as many as we could. I now know the scar I bear on my finger was from an Arboreal Salamander. I am a new docent at the local wildlife sanctuary and I am in newt heaven! Right now the creek is riddled with hundreds of Red Bellied Newts that we used to call "water puppies". I have been sculpting this little guy to make into newt earrings. The docents love to wear wildlife jewelry but cannot find newt earrings. Voila! I hope to make them happy! I have spent the last few days in my studio studying how a newt looks. We even went to the creek today to take a closer look. I am pretty happy with this guy. He is made from polymer clay that I am going to make a mold with and then make him in copper and silver. I can't wait!