A bit of Work

Hey everyone,

So I thought I should put up some pictures of my own stuff to show you guys what I can do! I tried to put up examples of different kinds of pieces, using different materials and methods.

The copper leaves in this pendant are roll-printed and folded in the center with a nu gold wire soldered down the center.
These earrings are silver two separate circles that I shaped randomly to look like pebbles and then hammered a texture into them. The bottom pieces are covered in a patina to make them dark.
This piece is my largest to date. I made this solid silver tiara using cuttlebone casting techniques and tube settings. Each piece is separate and individually cast or formed. I soldered each piece to each other then soldered the center piece into the tiara frame. Finally I soldered in the tube settings here and there.

The Truth about Saturdays

Jon thinks that this blog is all about him but we know who had troubles mixing the plaster yesterday, now don't we! The tiny elephants are my creation but the tusks had to be sacrificed unfortunately, and let's just pray that the trunks come out ok! Tomorrow, or the next day, Jon and I will bake out our mold for many hours and get it good and ready to have red-hot silver shot into it... we'll see what happens and keep you up to date with pics!

Also, let it be known that I am not only a master metal smith but my disco dance moves are sick nasty...

Jon drools

Katia rools

that is all...

Studio Saturdays

I'm sorry you had to read Katia's post, I know no one actually visits this blog to hear what she has to say. For those who don't know I'm a metalsmith. I've worked in metal sculpture, dabbled in blacksmithing and for the past 7 or so months have been focusing on fine metals. Fine metals includes anything from jewelry to small sculptural pieces. For me the biggest difference coming from a background in blacksmithing is the switch to non-ferrous metals, metals without iron. Instead of working with the metal while its hot, you work with it while its cold.

Katia and I find ourselves at the end of the semester working on our final projects for our advanced metals class at UVM with Laurie Peters. Today we listened to some Luda, took some pictures, danced to the bee gees, had coffee and pastries and invested our wax molds in preparation for casting!

Now to inundate you with photos:

Katia cleaning the wax molds.

Tiny Elephants!

Making the investment mix.

And here are a few pictures of my most recent work:

Concept Pendant: Silver, Copper, Nu Gold and Blue Topaz

Twisted: Cast Silver Ring

here we go!

Alrighty, so the dynamic duo (J and K) gathered this fine evening at the studio and decided that it was time to get this thing off the ground! You'll be able to tell which of us is talking because MY (Katia's) posts will be far superior in wit and content... JK! (or am I?!?!?) haha

This entry also serves as a break from me drawing the world's smallest elephants as I make little models for a new project... how tiny are the tusks? itty bitty! Anyway, I, Katia, will start out by talking a little bit about my aesthetic. In general, I am drawn to the simple, elegant, and clean. I love traditional designs and while I don't like modern jewelry as much, I do like when traditional or clean styles are done in unusual materials or new ways.

well hello there!

Hello there blog visitors and welcome to the JK Jewelry blog! This blog is the result of some good collaboration between Jon and Katia. Here are a few things you should know starting out: Jon and Katia love metals and coffee. This blog is more about metals, although there is sure to be coffee involved in its creation.