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.

 

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if i had a chance love...

daily muse. 

working on a brass leopard print etched fat brass cuff.

it's totally BA.

thats short for Bad-Ass, if you didn't know already. (dane cook)

and the landslide brought me down...

What began as a horrible disaster, has become one of my favorite new pieces!

This piece began with my intentions of soldering a little pyramid of the tiny silver balls, but turned into a horrible mess when my hand shook, and my soldering pick swept the whole pile over right when they were at the perfect temperature to connect properly. It was actually quite beautiful in a way, this little mini landslide of molten red-hot silver balls, cascading off of the perfect pyramid I had painsakingly stacked. After quenching my mess, and taking a second look, it really began to look planned this way, sort of a controlled chaos...so I went with it, and now I plan on trying to repeat it again!

"I took my love and I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide brought me down."

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Kayan Lahwi Stackers - Feathered...

I'm obsessed with mini stacking rings, and wanted to put an Esther Eve spin on the trend. A stand-out, gorgeous set of 10 stacking rings, with an 11th in the middle bearing a feathered charm. Each ring is seperate, so they can be worn spread out over several fingers, stacked on one, with or without the feather charm...the combinations are yours to play with. The feather charm is soldered permenantly onto the ring, yet it will still dangle and move with you, drawing attention and admiration.

The Kayan Lahwi tribe from Myanmar, are the group of women that wear the stacked brass coils around their neck, as one of their ancient tradions still employed. They are purely for beautification purposes, as elongated and slender necks compared to the men, render them more attractive. Contrary to popular belief, research has shown that these rings are not extremely detrimental to the womens bone structure and health, and many have removed them even after 40 years of wear, and have been in excellent condition and health after several days of neck muscle strengthening and adjustment.



I'm reminded of...

"Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
- David Hume

made to order in your size...

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military and leopard...combination for the not-so-faint-of-heart...

this is a piece for those that love to make statements...something that is a bit out of the ordinary, yet still familiar. a piece that combines two very in and trending fashion statements...military + animal print.

a duo of hand pierced and formed brass dogtags, with hand etched leopard print on both sides. the gorgeous leopard pattern was the result of a piece of lace that I transferred to the brass, and chemically etched around the design it left. oxidized for color and effect, and hand buffed with a protective wax finish to protect the pieces for years to come. not one two dogtags will be alike! these two tags hang from a sterling silver ball chain, keeping the theme true to military style for this Fall/Winter 2010 Season.

this piece was actually the result of my EtsyMetal Teams Project Runway Challenge, and I fell in love with it so much I felt I had to offer it on my site! follow this link to see the results for this weeks and others on the blog. I love these fun challenges! http://etsymetal.blogspot.com/2010/09/project-runway-season-8-episode-5-there.html



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da tada dada!!! coming soon...

my latest concept...mini stackers, with charms! 

will be in the shop early next week, once I've photographed properly ;o)

3 little blessings de jour...

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ring size 9.25

ring size 8.25