Posts tagged "copper"
Breathe

Breathe

Breathe Scent Box (2011) Copper, fine silver, sterling silver Constructed, coiled, woven, cold-joined H: 2.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm x D: 2.96 cm Alright… I’m back… sort of… I got hit with a perfect storm of personal and professional chaos in May, and my weekly postings to YOJ were the casualty. *sigh* This piece,...
YOJ11-14 The Keeper of My Secret

YOJ11-14 The Keeper of My Secret

The Keeper of My Secret (2011) Copper, fine silver, sterling silver, Swarovski crystal Formed, cold-joined, liver of sulphur and ammonia patination L 3.68 cm x W 2.25 cm x D 1.91 cm After finishing the locket in Week 11 I said I wasn’t going to work on one of these again for a while, but...
YOJ11-03 The Peanut Experiment

YOJ11-03 The Peanut Experiment

The Peanut Experiment (2011) Copper, polymer-coated copper, sterling silver Formed, fold-formed, cold-joined, fused, patinated W 2.5 cm x H 8.5 cm . This week’s entry is actually the end of a several week long process where I experimented with a different method for forming. This is an idea I’ve been wanting to try ever since...
YOJ11-01 Bookmarks for Pet Lovers

YOJ11-01 Bookmarks for Pet Lovers

Bookmarks for Pet Lovers (2011) Page Puppy (left), Kitty Klip (right) Limited Edition of 100 each Copper, formed, hammered W 2.2 cm x H 2.5 cm (approx.) I kick off the new YOJ with some bookmarks for pet lovers! Page Puppy and Kitty Klip are loyal companions to help you find your place!  They’ll slide...

YOJ10-10 Ring Week at the Studio

Copper Single Bead Rings (2010) Copper, iolite, smoky quartz, amazonite Constructed, cold-joined Various sizes It’s ring week here at the studio! For a long time, I’ve been wanting to develop an original method for constructing a single bead ring, so this week I spent some time playing around with a couple of ideas.  The one...

YOJ10-05 A New Home for Whoville

A New Home For Whoville (2010) Fine silver, copper, garnet Constructed, cold-joined Size 7 I’ve fallen behind with my YOJ postings due to a bout of creative block.  I keep picking up the wire and the pliers in an effort to make something, and end up with nothing but frustration and a pile of scrap. ...

YOJ09-50 Marquise Series: Bracelet 3

Marquise Series: Bracelet 3 (2009) Sterling silver, copper, fine silver Constructed, cold-joined L 16.8 cm x W 1.1 cm For this piece, I took the idea developed in Week 48 and extended it to a bracelet.  The design looks simple, yet it surprised me how much work was involved in adding the copper beads. I...

YOJ09-42 Playing with a Hammer :-)

Copper Pendants (2009) Constructed, hammered, cold joined, heat patination Copper Various sizes Still trying to play catch up on the YOJ, but I’m feeling decidedly uninspired.  So, I decided I’d break out my bench block and do some hammering on copper.  Just playing, nothing serious. I like pieces that resulted, but realized that some of...

YOJ09-32 Cooked Copper Bangle

Cooked Copper Bangle (2009) Copper Constructed, cold joined L 22 cm x W 3.0 cm During week 2 of my stay in Haliburton, one of the students taking my Wire Jewellery II class, Barbara-Joy Peel, showed us some pieces she had made in copper.  The pieces had a really fabulous patina, which she said she...

YOJ09-30 Copper Art Nouveau Cab Bangle

Copper Art Nouveau Cab Bangle (2009) Copper, dyed paua shell Constructed, cold joined L 8 1/2 inches x W 1 inch Over the next couple of days I’ll be posting the work produced by my students in Wire Jewellery 1 and 2, but for this week’s YOJ entry, I’m posting my teaching sample of the...

YOJ09-29 Freeform Bangle

Freeform Bangle (2009) Copper Constructed, cold joined, liver of sulphur patination I’ve been in Haliburton for the last week teaching the Wire Jewellery course, so this week’s entry is one of the projects made during the week.  This is the “freeform” bangle we made on Thursday. Week 2 and Wire Jewellery II start tomorrow.  Four...

YOJ09-05 The Caged Heart Grows Cold

The Caged Heart Grows Cold or Portrait of the Artist circa 1998 (2009) Bare copper, polymer coated copper, wool Constructed, needle-felted Pendant:  L 7.5 cm x W 4.2 cm; Neckwire:  L 45 cm I’ve been debating with myself for three weeks about what and how much to write about this week’s entry.  I made the...