Week 6 - Filigree

Filigree...........Or something close. :)

After reading an article in Art Jewelry Magazine and after seeing some 'scrollwork' on a few forums recently, I decided to take the plunge and try some myself. I began last week after having read the article, but not having it in front of me, and came up with these 'things' that I am sure are destined to remain 'things' for a long time...

Then I sat down last night and decided to fiddle some more but to actually turn them into something. So I now have two earrings. Not pairs of earrings, just earrings. lol. I made one component and liked it so decided to make another but slightly different. Then I remembered that my goal was to make SOMEthing, not A thing - so I made earwires, added a bead or two - and voila' - An earring. Times 2!!

I have yet to actually purchase filigree wire. According to the author of the article (Jeanne Rhodes-Moen) you can substitue twisted wire that you've passed through the mill. That is what I did, although I'm not certain what size wire you're supposed to end up with.

This is something I will continue to practice and incorporate into my own style and my other work.

Comments are more than welcome!

~Janice

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