Week 3, Sterling Ring

OK, here we are at week 3 and I'm on time again! YAY! I have been playing a lot with granules, so this weeks submission is a ring with what else but TINY balls!!

Mike C at the forum really inspired me to go small....and the difference is truly remarkable. I thought my granules were sometimes small before, well they were golfballs compared to these!


Here are some of the granules on a dime for size reference. The ring is all sterling, all hand fabricated. Because these are sterling, I used a small amount of paste solder to attach them to the dome/cup.

Here is the ring on my finger - I love it! Its a really simple design, nothing fancy, but it really appeals to me for some reason. :)


Your feedback is welcome! To learn more about granulation come by the forum!
~Janice

Week 2 - Mixed Metals

I am looking for new ways (new to me) of combining metals. This is a test of bezel setting a piece of metal and using mixed metals as granules. There is no real rhyme or reason to the layout of this piece, its meant to be technique oriented, not design oriented.

Sterling silver, brass. Hand forged bezel with chasing to add some sparkle - there is a lot of great light reflection! Hand chased motif, handmade granules of brass - with sterling overlay ;-)