A couple of years ago, inspired by the urumi (Indian whip-sword carried wrapped around the waist), I made a Celtic-inspired swordbelt for an exhibition at my school. Since then, I had the itch to make a replica of the sword from #Xena, my fave series for decades, but I never found the time to do it. Then I came across #WarriorNun and the cruciform sword was added to the list of projects. And then shit happened and, for various reasons, but above all for mental health, I closed commissions and decided, with the little free time I had left, to reconnect with my creativity. And, with my miraculous attendance at the Warrior Nun convention in London in February, my brain took it as a signal to get to work. As always when I set out on a project of my own, I took the opportunity to carry out some experiments that were burning in the back of my brain, and they've been a success, so I'm pretty happy with the result. I hope you like them too!