<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:53:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@radiumbattery/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Talisman]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made this piece trying to get into the steampunk spirit a bit. It could be an ancient machine that used to pull energy from a huge crystal that has long since been removed. Inside, I welded an antique]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/strange-talisman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/strange-talisman</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 06:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULD22a9cxzzrSRKoVqurJZpJaLkvGJnSRYf3DvA9vavZVL7UR5YLvrZ3JTkrNGtFp6ESW7wxorLVkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jade Necklace I made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just finished this Big Sur jade necklace. Gem grade nephrite jade found while free-diving off the coast. Hammered fine silver fish tail.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/jade-necklace-i-made</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/jade-necklace-i-made</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 22:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WqUSy1jY2yDMDmombtyA3WYQzE8g8cUDPwjQ6JwgeMohG8SVqjHFriVzDXEG7VmyMHCGNB1CnSkjrW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made an Opal and Jade Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been wanting to use this really nice Australian opal for a long time. The jade piece below, I found while free diving off the coast of Big Sur in California.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/358ctv-made-an-opal-and-jade-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/358ctv-made-an-opal-and-jade-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErKyy5uab8ohTCW1gR2oF936Dm7cvTCX8s6D2Kg8qEcMGmxfGiPhM6mDptJzg6FXTEnYTKH1Zd896gBL1f1nYiEY4rDgsS5BZYWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made a Silver Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Had this Paua shell turtle and Australian opal for a few years. Am glad to put it into something that someone can wear!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/made-a-silver-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@radiumbattery/made-a-silver-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErVYUyZR9rq9By4xitV8Y4RSrJZFA9j2jS1UmhFgggK3szkr15ginuZxfRV1eajzkuHEN31jJYY1huttqWjTYt5JmVxERgzRGGTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made an ammolite and Big Sur Jade pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Been getting back to some silver working. The stone on top is an ammolite, from the opalized shell of an ammonite fossil. These stones are relatively new to the jewelry scene and many people have not heard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/made-an-ammolite-and-big-sur-jade-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/made-an-ammolite-and-big-sur-jade-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UazpCuhRy8Uy9vRUt1EhwmQwPRuwSRg6M5ivTJUHYmwT1bMqk5Ej1NouxMb7fmkBTfnHWKZbJop6dL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made an Opal and Jade Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian opal has a gorgeous blue red and green flash. The jade I found free diving in the ocean off of Big Sur, the heart shape was naturally formed that way via erosion. I didn't do any carving]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/made-an-opal-and-jade-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/made-an-opal-and-jade-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 05:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WyFLBvNhas9au2GjPpy1mkxumA6QXkTye8ACqkmhN4Z4uB431nxgHPZ4GRuBzFbLtjohcyuGYD9h3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Labradorite and Opal Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just finished this piece over the weekend, using a teardrop shaped labradorite with a great purple and blue flash, alongside two nice little opal doublets with lots of personality of their own.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/new-labradorite-and-opal-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/new-labradorite-and-opal-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 00:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UgeiUCaEKjU4ziJjTbkJF3tY99zZMPZ3ryo6FVDdRrqR2KNSFYC184LcBdbvbqNeUfFzs1DTt95e7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made Pendant with Keum Boo Technique]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient Korean technique, involving the application of thin gold foil to fine silver. Using a hot plate, you basically just let the foil melt into the silver, while dabbing at it with a fibreglass brush]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/made-pendant-with-keum-boo-technique-7cvpauil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/made-pendant-with-keum-boo-technique-7cvpauil</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 13:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDzu8h5s5t8qJcUin8vWtBQfeL3qwDV9ByHHMtD9VdDWnzK5quVB5JZ4qEErJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jade Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purchased some jade down in Big Sur today, at the ripplewood booth. Looking forward to making a lot of pendants.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jewelry/@radiumbattery/new-jade-acquisition-39q1vmn1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jewelry/@radiumbattery/new-jade-acquisition-39q1vmn1</guid><category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 02:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVvQjQFvDbzVXrp3g9VLy4a6UCbtNWyXbKeEWyZpxGnTAiYxyNUBSYbZYM7C2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yemeni Cat Stamps from 1965]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going through Grandpa's old stamp collection. Before email or instant messaging, it looks like we used a sticky paper with a numerical value and some art to send items over long distances. I guess now-a-days]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/yemeni-cat-stamps-from-1965</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/yemeni-cat-stamps-from-1965</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 00:15:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2MCz2vLiaHonZ6vTB6zYieu3Q4yjmRJ8hQuNWt2NjFoKbD5vTiTkqyK7iEQHAvXuYQJmLzbRQSC8SSvcfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jade, Moonstone and Opal Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finished this piece up last night, using an Australian opal doublet from Lightning Ridge, a 6mm round moonstone and a piece of nephrite jade from the coast of Big Sur, California. I drilled a hole through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jewelry/@radiumbattery/jade-moonstone-and-opal-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jewelry/@radiumbattery/jade-moonstone-and-opal-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 16:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXWVL1nsqDjXJH9otcNbVB6ZQhRuX8x3KSpUgwW7eLiKHQ5PwMqWXKfw8hE2N4XWDNjxqiH5eyQCQ6HfvHA1Qi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jade and Ammolite Pendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finished this new piece tonight, using a piece of ammolite that I bought at the gem show in Arizona a few months ago. Also a piece of jade that I found while free diving in Big Sur, California. It's in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/new-jade-and-ammolite-pendant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/new-jade-and-ammolite-pendant</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 03:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXoQwVJMhHTurazJ3zR3GR26RUTHYDwnfbC3kioqnMaDL2fKM6zegwsy6YTRvpNWjJ7qSstLUnHQNQCPnjUfYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old African Stamps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing dump of scanned stamp collection. These are old stamps from Africa, mostly between the 1930s and 1960s.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/old-african-stamps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/old-african-stamps</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 01:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8cXVY9Ttaf2Jnp8DtShjY8QHSuBXWy8eqeknxVH5h5RNYHxEmcubnwsZ2j5sn52NnBQDM6nqmQRMqkeZRDYWyyoft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Found Old Stamps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing series of stamps that I'm scanning in from my Grandfather's collection. From all around the world, mostly 1930s-1960s.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/found-old-stamps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/found-old-stamps</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:23:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8ntLyMy9w3YzdaesHeApxFhaCJTLUZ1PbsK5cG6nP2ipB7kMV1tqLCFCCCvSsfrVoZa2TJy9XzbMUETs9UWH2Zhkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vintage International Stamps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing download of scanned stamp collection. Let me know if you want anything hi-res, and i'll set up a mirror. Cheers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/vintage-international-stamps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/vintage-international-stamps</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:22:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7HtgNTEWtDAXNE2HRbXTNaisWZZnTUhPYvR1W1X9cEKP3A56HMtYLhtFYhCxbaKNudwUfpAuESfb3tqvxY2humPsU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Found Old Stamp Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found a huge stash of old stamps in my Grandpa's files. I'll scan them in high-res and upload a few at a time. These are from all around the world, mostly 1900-1965.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/found-old-stamp-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@radiumbattery/found-old-stamp-collection</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:07:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovdoJtGsnrePkZZKeX1Z9yX2fJYHWwEMJMELktzgq6ZMt87vdD51XKaqC6Jv6jd1gt1D5zsxWcPxa32JEntvCPPHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watercolor Surfboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Painted this one up recently, experimenting with color contrasts. Next time I won't make the background so loud. I do like what's going on with the blues and greens inside the board.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/watercolor-surfboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/watercolor-surfboard</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 17:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqridzU9geGx4EC5Az4h1kNGyzQN2ujxJ8829Chw1rfTaH1FdbxYbCLvE1nocPGLwn4fTGjSzz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigo Watercolor]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wanted to try using just one color to practice getting different tonal values. Indigo was used to try and show morning sunlight over fog on a lake.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/indigo-watercolor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@radiumbattery/indigo-watercolor</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiumbattery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9FfmQ4hhV1ZQeZ8HFNaPjcyWDnxYFHRqP7k3nzcES1ypG4KekSLuT8EMuUGF9xFSzQX78WqzDVmNv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scary Morning, Base-Jumping Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[My cat Kali likes to go out on the balcony of our apartment and nibble on her oat grass patch, or sit in the sun. 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