Weeks 11 and 12
3.21.2007

Sorry I'm so behind in posting!


For week 11 I actually made a few things - they all came together one morning so I photographed them all and here they are!


Onyx and sterling pendant - hand fabricated from sheet with a ball melted from sterling wire. I chased a few lines at the bottom for some 'interest'.



Then I have a malachite and onyx pendant - this was so much fun to make! The onyx is only 4mm and its all hand set. I added some wire to bring in some negative space and I like that the onyx swings - its not static.


Then I have my really fun piece!! This is an interchangeable pendant. Its not made to come apart - rather the two pieces are permanent but they will 'flip' which allows the wearer to bring either the copper or the sterling to the front. With the copper in the front the peridot and sterling peek through. With the sterling in the front, the copper outlines the edges. There are also copper elements at the rivet points to tie it together.


Then finally, just for show and tell, is the copper piece by itself, pre-assembly.



For week 12 I have a very simple ring - sterling and carnelian:



I am not sure of the size of the carenlian - maybe 8x8x8.....set in sterling with no embellishments, just the split shank. Simple, clean, to the point. :)




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posted by Janice at 12:24 |
Week 10
3.09.2007
This week is a combo of a lot of techniques all rolled into one.

I was playing with fold forming and wanted to do some scoring (thanks Stephanie for reminding me of that!) and so the copper is roll printed and scored and folded. I then had to figure out what to do with it - as I was playing with various stones, with the copper in a vertical orientation, my mother came over and began fiddling - which I highly encourage! I love to watch others get in on the creative process and unleash their own creative energies! So she oriented the copper horizontally and turned this particular stone on its side rather than symmetrical as I would have had it. The end result was rather fishy...so I decided to run with it. :) I added some copper wire and sterling wire and then a row of small sterling granules. Another small granule at the tip of the tale and he's done!

There is some mild heat patina on the copper - the photo doesn't bring it up too well though.




I fabricated a pin backing from sterling tubing and wire and a quick polish and here we have my week 10 'fish pin', a little bigger:


I'll add a side shot later tonight - he's kind of 3-D on the copper part. :)

C&C welcome here or by the network forum.
~Janice
www.doxallo.com

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posted by Janice at 11:23 |
Week 2 - Mixed Metals
1.18.2007

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 ;-)


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posted by Janice at 11:50 |