Sheet to Rocks

My recent experience in a chasing and repousse' cuff bracelet workshop was very enjoyable. Davide Bigazzi is a great instructor; the three of us all learned a lot and two of us walked away with bracelets that were almost done. The other Sherry in the workshop finished hers!

I spent the day after the workshop finishing mine. Sawing, filing, and finishing ... here it is:

My inspiration for the bracelet was this photo taken at dusk, years ago, at Poipu Beach, Kauai.

Davide Bigazzi is a great instructor; the three of us students all learned a lot and two of us walked away with bracelets that were almost done. The other Sherry in the workshop finished hers!

If you're contemplating taking a workshop from Davide, I highly recommend it. Besides all that you'll learn, it is therapeutic to hammer away on the metal. :) 

On the Bench

On the bench today are some earrings in process; I'm working on the silver to fit white topaz and garnet stones with different dimensions. Also on the bench is the fork tine I need to shape in order to set the stones. And at the top of the picture are some pieces of silver I cast years ago. Interesting pieces; I found them while looking for an opal triplet I created years ago.



I wonder what I had in mind for them - if anything. I might have just been playing with the pink sheet wax to see what I could do. Now I have an idea for them to be used in a bracelet. The two odd pieces out will probably become earrings.

Peridot Ring - Flush & Prong Set

A fresh iteration of the "Bottleneck" ring design. All peridots. Four flush set and one prong set. The ring is 'fresh' because it's less than 2 hours old. :)

Please pardon the hot spots and other issues with the photos. I'll take a nice photo for the website someday....

New Earrings

I spent most of the day yesterday creating 22 new pairs of earrings with textures I'd taken on the Yucatan Peninsula. I especially like the fine silver pieces that look like coral and urchin shells. Here's a sample of the pieces:

Now it's time to pack up all the new earrings and head over to The 6th Annual Virgin Artists Show & Sale for today and tomorrow.

Stones in the Channels

Practice rings for flush and channel setting diamond cut stones. Each piece is slightly different and, when the stones are set, each one will definitely be unlike the others.

The rings are sitting atop the "Creative Stonesetting" book by John Cogswell. In addition to being a nice resource for pictures and drawings, the informative text is well written and easy to read.