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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Hot forging again
Forging with a little 17 lb tank of propane made me really want a dedicated smithy again, with space for a reasonable sized propane tank to fuel my fires.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Studio Update
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Four Leaf Clover Cross and other new work
For those of you wanting to see and buy my work in person, I've got jewelry for sale at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art in New Harmony, Indiana.
In a few weeks, I'll also have jewelry for sale at Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center in Rend Lake, Illinois.
I've finished one lucky shamrock cross for myself
and another shamrock cross for sale in my online shop.
I hammered up a bronze maple leaf sculpture for the wall
and a pair of pretty sparkly faceted quartz drop earrings.
In a few weeks, I'll also have jewelry for sale at Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center in Rend Lake, Illinois.
I've finished one lucky shamrock cross for myself
and another shamrock cross for sale in my online shop.
I hammered up a bronze maple leaf sculpture for the wall
and a pair of pretty sparkly faceted quartz drop earrings.
Monday, January 09, 2012
In Progess in the Metalsmith Studio
Silver Shamrock Crosses in Progress
one done for a family member
earrings that need to be cleaned up before photography
one completed copper Acorn and Oak Leaf pendant
one done for a family member
earrings that need to be cleaned up before photography
one completed copper Acorn and Oak Leaf pendant
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Last work of 2011. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
I don't make resolutions. At the beginning of every year I always say that I want to spend less money and get more work done. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. As soon as I finish this blog post, I'll go get some work done while the rest of the family sleeps in.
I've finished up another mineral chasing commission. These mineral chasings are challenging for me, forms that I've never worked with before. I do love looking at rocks, but I've never thought of rocks as something that you'd replicate or depict in metal.
You can click on the photos to go to a larger version in Flickr.
I made up a few copper ginkgo pendants and earrings, well, just for fun. Copper is such a beautiful and malleable metal, all around fun to work with, and a perfect color choice for the leafy work.
As many of you know, my husband, Bill Fiorini, passed away last spring. As an accomplished artist, he left behind a lot of experimental projects, discarded projects, and a few works in progress. Every now and then I find some pieces that I can use, almost in a collaborative way.
Over the past few years he'd been making stamping tools and doing Japanese influenced stamped design work. He had made some flower motif bead forms for earrings. He had some left, so last week I made them into this collection of 2 earring styles and 2 necklaces for my online shop.
In this pair of simple sterling silver earrings, you can see the stamped flower motif and 24k gold dot inlay at the center.
In this second style, he had used two of the flower motifs, soldering them into double sided bead forms with copper in the center.
The two necklaces use the 2 sided more dimensional bead form.
Here one bead makes a simple statement, hanging from a 24 inch black cord necklace.
The other is more dramatic, with 5 beads linked into a 26 inch sterling silver chain.
I also finished up one more of the framed mosaic pendants, using polymer clay mosaic tiles that Bill had created when he taught a damascus steel pattern development class many years ago.
I don't make resolutions. At the beginning of every year I always say that I want to spend less money and get more work done. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. As soon as I finish this blog post, I'll go get some work done while the rest of the family sleeps in.
I've finished up another mineral chasing commission. These mineral chasings are challenging for me, forms that I've never worked with before. I do love looking at rocks, but I've never thought of rocks as something that you'd replicate or depict in metal.
You can click on the photos to go to a larger version in Flickr.
I made up a few copper ginkgo pendants and earrings, well, just for fun. Copper is such a beautiful and malleable metal, all around fun to work with, and a perfect color choice for the leafy work.
As many of you know, my husband, Bill Fiorini, passed away last spring. As an accomplished artist, he left behind a lot of experimental projects, discarded projects, and a few works in progress. Every now and then I find some pieces that I can use, almost in a collaborative way.
Over the past few years he'd been making stamping tools and doing Japanese influenced stamped design work. He had made some flower motif bead forms for earrings. He had some left, so last week I made them into this collection of 2 earring styles and 2 necklaces for my online shop.
In this pair of simple sterling silver earrings, you can see the stamped flower motif and 24k gold dot inlay at the center.
In this second style, he had used two of the flower motifs, soldering them into double sided bead forms with copper in the center.
The two necklaces use the 2 sided more dimensional bead form.
Here one bead makes a simple statement, hanging from a 24 inch black cord necklace.
The other is more dramatic, with 5 beads linked into a 26 inch sterling silver chain.
I also finished up one more of the framed mosaic pendants, using polymer clay mosaic tiles that Bill had created when he taught a damascus steel pattern development class many years ago.
Monday, December 26, 2011
A few things I finished for Christmas
A cross pendant for a friend. I did a lot of complicated sketching but decided to start with something simple.
It turned out to be a Shamrock Cross. Does that make it lucky? This one is taken, but I plan to make more of these for my family and the shop.
A bronze chestnut leaf, one that I made up as a sample for a wholesale order.
A delicate pendant, a trio of 3 silver leaves. Yes, this one will be in the shop, along with the chestnut leaf, as soon as I take the time to do the less-fun computer work.
It turned out to be a Shamrock Cross. Does that make it lucky? This one is taken, but I plan to make more of these for my family and the shop.
A bronze chestnut leaf, one that I made up as a sample for a wholesale order.
A delicate pendant, a trio of 3 silver leaves. Yes, this one will be in the shop, along with the chestnut leaf, as soon as I take the time to do the less-fun computer work.
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