Chalcedony Effervescence Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, chalcedony L 3.0 cm x W 1.2 cm Cold connected, flame worked I went to the Toronto Gem Show today – and I was by myself!! Woo hoo! That meant I had the freedom to be able to browse, and chat with friends, and to shop. I...
Beaded Channel Ring (2009) Sterling silver, constructed, cold worked Size 5 1/2 My lack of energy is starting to concern me. If this keeps up I’m going to haul my carcass off to the doctor and find out what’s going on. For now, another simple offering this week – a beaded channel ring. The tutorial...
Beaded Puff Heart Pendant (2009) Sterling silver & gold-filled beads, fishline L 2.8 cm x W 2.5 cm x D 1.0 cm Beaded, right angle weave This week’s project is part one of a larger piece I’m working on for an HSTA faculty exhibition to be held at the Rails End Gallery in July. This...
Lame-O Earrings (2009) Sterling silver, Preciosa crystal I’m feeling completely tired and shagged out. And I haven’t even squawked! I’m working on meeting a print deadline this week, so my focus is not on jewellery. I do have an idea for my next major undertaking, and did work a bit on that over the past...
Kaleidoscope Pendant (2009) Fine Silver, sterling silver, Swarovski crystal L 5.5 cm x W 4.7 cm x H 1.0 cm Cold-connected, formed For the first time this session, my entry is one day late. It proved to be much more challenging to construct, as I kept changing my mind about what I wanted it to...
Effervescence Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, blue topaz L 5.4 cm x W 2.5 cm Constructed, flame-worked Having made the decision to make more production pieces, I’m picking out stones from my stash and setting to work. This week’s piece reminds me of the “Use it Up” pendants I made back in YOJ 2005-06. ...
Does anyone besides me occasionally do a search for their own name on Google? (C’mon… admit it…LOL) Actually, I was doing it to check how many sites are linking to mine. In the process I stumbled across a link to my Beaded Channel Ring tutorial, published in Lark Books’ Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry. So,...
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