Documentary

Gretchen Powers did a a great job putting together a small documentary on the creation of my latest pendant, check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuZZeM8yUDU

"Cutlass"

Working on a new pendant for a documentary/promo video.. here is the piece so far:


Metals used are silver, copper and nu-gold. Should be finished up by 4/18.

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Whew! Just finished applying for a grant for materials to create a fourteen piece jewelry set depicting the major veins within my body. Come May, we'll see if UVM looks kindly upon my artistic endeavors.

In the meantime I have been intrigued by the jewelers that Lady Gaga wears. My new favorite is Pamela Love: http://www.pamelalovenyc.com/#. Love has strong, edgy pieces that are to be worn only by the person who has a strong sense of self. I particularly enjoy her multiple finger rings. I enjoy jewelry that doesn't merely rest upon the body, but interacts. These rings constrict our fingers, making us always aware of what we are wearing. This jewelry is not worn passively.

Annnnnd We're Back

So, there has been a quiet spell here in the studio these past weeks but that is all about to change. This Saturday, back we go! Or, back I go... I'll be in the studio for a few hours polishing up some work and planning some new projects.

In other news, my camera broke. : ( Jon and I went on a -17 degree adventure at midnight that ended in disappointment -- the snow was not fit for snowmen and my camera froze... so basically we'll have to wait for Jon's camera or until the day when mine finally thaws.

We will keep you updated!

Secret Project Revealed

So, I couldn't post further on the elephants I carved out of wax because they were my brother's Christmas gift! Well now that he and my family have already fallen out of their chairs after I showed them the final product I can show them to you! These elephants were turned into cuff links and were made using the lost-wax method of casting. The pictures in the "Studio Saturdays" post were of the mold-making process. After the mold was baked out for many hours, Jon and I fired up the torch and got ready to cast. This is the only picture I have of the process... (the mold is in the upper right-hand corner with the crucible in front of it, already emptied of silver from the outward force of the centrifuge)

but Jon will post pictures of the cast pieces after they were removed from the mold so you can see what it looked like.

So imagine: a ton of sawing, filing, sanding, polishing etc later....

Aren't they cute!?! So, then I took a silicone paste and made a quick-hardening mold of the elephants.

This way, I can melt wax into the cavity and repeat the lost-wax casting process without all of the tough carving... next up? Earrings for my sister-in-law! We'll keep you posted!