As well as continuing to play around with engraving in different ways, which is how I spend most of my time, at the moment I am trying to improve my hammer work. Although I quite enjoy constructing pieces, I would much rather keep soldering to a minimum, which means having to get better at making things with fewer component parts. It is quite exciting to start with a flat sheet and see what you can do with it. I think that is why I got into silversmithing in the first place.