Simplicity

If you follow my work and my hobbies, you probably know that I am not really one for artistic simplicity.  I love rich, complicated form, full of texture and movement.

But sometimes, I am inspired to focus in on just a few qualities.  A recent commission for classic wedding bands inspired me to make these simple elegant 14k gold earrings.




In truth, the first set of wedding bands that I made was too thin.  I re-made the bands in a more substantial gauge for the clients.  Then I was looking at the first set, wondering what to do with them.  I decided just to play.  How often does one get to play with gold?  I sawed each band in half, then simply hammered them, enjoying the thickened burnished edges and subtle surface ripples.  I polished them lightly and tumbled them for the perfect sheen.  Then I hung them on handcrafted 14k hoops, to make interlocking loop on hoop circle earrings. 

I love how they turned out! - simple, elegant, classic forms, yet still with the sensual textures and surfaces that I find so appealing.

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