Thursday, July 28, 2011

Alexander Calder...The Challenge

As part of my Etsy Metal Team, we have monthly challenges in which we can participate in for fun.

This months challenge was to create a piece of jewelry inspired by the work of Alexander Calder....an incredible genius.

This was my inspiration piece


And this was my finished product


I was sort of trying to emulate the entire photo of the inspiration. Meaning, I tried to re-create the head and shoulders of Angelica, as well as the forged neckpiece. I hope it came through!


Brass disc, Sterling Wire, Oxidized and Antiqued.


What a fun way to step outside the box and get the creative juices flowing!


xoxoxxx
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Smokin' Quartz Earrings


Updated design from these Smoky Quartz Earrings I created a few years ago

It's really fun to see that my technique has improved these past few years!

These are a custom order for a dear customer...



Here are the originals from 2 years ago....sorry for the bad resolution photo!



And here are the re-makes...





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xoxoxxx