I'm back from my mega trip to Scotland and Ireland itching to add new content here.  I had received an email from Mt. View Jr. High letting me know we were only a month away.   Yikes!  so I really began churning out components such as:

I decided to focus on fire-colored copper, which these are not yet colored.

I bought some ink-based paints by Ranger to try on a couple ginkgo leaves.  After the ink dried I sanded lightly then sprayed to seal with Krylon Colormaster acrylic.

They aren't conventional patina colors but I think I can make them work.

I have assembled my corner display stands with the screen fabric & have hung some of my items for photographing:

So I am back to work as the days are counting down.