A few new designs, a few refurbished old designs...

New in the Etsy Shop this weekend.....

Enjoy your weekend!!!

xoxoxxx

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RAW52, Week 3 and 5

So I realized that I never blogged about RAW52 week 3....

TaDa.

Recycled scraps from when I was first learning to solder.

Repurposed, Reborn, Relived.

RAW52, Week 5.

Etched brass, oxidized.

Experimenting with some very organic ideas and shapes.

This is officially phase 1.



I am absolutely loving this group and project.  It's a great way to keep me moving forward, even when my studio is so cold that I had to cut the tips of the fingers off of my gloves so that I can work without my hands turning in to icicles!!!

To find out more about RAW52, go HERE.

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xoxoxxx

leopard of panar - brass cuff...

A glamorously large hand pierced and formed brass cuff, with hand etched leopard print on the exterior, and the interior that bears my makers mark E², is hammered smooth for a comfortable feel against your skin. The gorgeous leopard pattern was the result of a piece of lace that I transferred the design onto the brass, and chemically etched around the design it left. Oxidized for color and effect, sanded and polished to achieve a high shine, and lastly, hand buffed with a protective wax finish to protect the oxidization of the piece for years to come.

The Leopard of Panar...gorgeously ferocious in it's day, thought to have killed over 400 people in Northern India until he himself, was hunted down by a conservationalist and naturalist in 1910, to save the lives of those remaining in the nearby tribes.

 

in The Shop now 'p)

 

 

 

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free to decide...

so i've been struggling lately with my newfound etching obsession. neat and clean vs. organic and erratic; between these two ideals, therein lies my confusion. i strive for perfection in many things, but perfection is different in the eye of each new beholder. my recent undertaking and love of working with metal and creating jewelry has me hanging between how i think others view my work, and how i view it in my own eyes.

i'll leave it up to you in this case. should i either work towards figuring out a method of etching without the end result of the messy organic lines, or learn to love the imperfection?

at least the freedom is mine ;o)