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Keum-Boo Cuff Bracelet

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:31 GMT

Keum-Boo Cuff Bracelet

To make his Keum Boo Cuff Bracelet, Christopher Trollen used depletion silvering and keum-boo to apply gold foil to a flat blank of sterling silver. He then formed the bracelet with hand tools and flush-set 2 mm stones into it. The 6-in. (15.2 cm) cuff is made of sterling silver, 23k yellow gold, golden citrines, peridots, and white topaz. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Waves and Seeds

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:32 GMT

Waves and Seeds

Each component in Gail Crosman Moore’s Waves and Seeds necklace is molded from a natural form and is 1 in. (25.5 mm) in diameter. She likes the idea of convertibility, so each metal clay form is two sided. The pairs of forms are separated with spacers, creating a channel that houses the stringing material. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Cantilevered Rings

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:54 GMT

Cantilevered Rings

Michael David Sturlin’s Cantilevered Rings are made from 18k yellow and white gold, red spinel, and chrome diopside. Designing the ends of the shanks to bypass one another, he says, gives the rings more visual effect and enhances the sensation of wearing them. Photo by Robert Diamante. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Enamel Flower Drop Earrings

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:11 GMT

Enamel Flower Drop Earrings

To make her garden-inspired Enamel Flower Drop Earrings, Jan Smith pierced and foldformed copper, then enameled it. The 1⁄2 x 1⁄2-in. (13 x 13 mm) flowers are accented by pearls and dangle from sterling wire. Photo by Doug Yaple. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Geometrica Bracelet

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:32 GMT

Geometrica Bracelet

Geometrica Bracelet by Michael Romanik is a combination of patterns and colors that he’s used separately over the past couple of years. The 7 1⁄2-in. (19.1 cm) piece is cloisonné enameling with 24k gold wires on fine silver. Photo by Larry Sanders. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Untitled Pendant

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:45 GMT

Untitled Pendant

“What inspired me most about this piece was the beautiful glow that the stone has,” says Jim Mcintosh. He designed the gold-filled-wire setting for the labradorite, making sure that the wire setting wouldn’t obscure the stone’s brilliance. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Untitled pendant

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:43 GMT

Untitled pendant

Autumnal nandina leaves and painted wood are captured in resin in Faryn Davis’ untitled pendant. “I like to collect leaves, twigs, bones, bugs, grass, and other bits of ephemera and preserve them in resin as small, wearable works of art,” says Davis. 2 x 1 in. (51 x 25.5 mm). This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Rose Squiggle

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:17 GMT

Rose Squiggle

Diana Widman’s 14k rose gold Rose Squiggle piece is part of a series about implied movement, or in this case, centrifugal force. “I was playing with the round pearls in these shapes as though they were going to roll out of the setting,” she says. 2 x 2 in. (51 x 51 mm). Photo by Ralph Gabriner. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Untitled pin/pendant

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:48 GMT

Untitled pin/pendant

About 15 years ago, the Inuit hunting masks that Sharon Schaffner saw on a museum trip inspired her aesthetic. “I just had to make something in response to that experience,” she says. This 2 1⁄4 x 2-in. (57 x 51 mm) pin/pendant is fabricated of sterling, red brass, 12k gold-filled wire, varasite, peridot, hematite beads, and a silver bird. Photo by Ralph Gabriner. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Scribble Bracelet

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:05 GMT

Scribble Bracelet

Sydney Lynch’s Scribble Bracelet is fabricated of oxidized sterling and 18k gold. She’s inspired by the contours of landscapes and surfaces and shapes in weathered areas of the city. To focus on the details of her surroundings, she says that she miniaturizes landscapes in her jewelry. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Photo by Alan Jackson. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Blue Grotto

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:25 GMT

Blue Grotto

The polymer clay disks in Betsy Baker’s Blue Grotto are washed in alcohol inks, distressed by crackling, then collaged over a base of custom mixed blue clay. She then bezel-set the disks with textured fine-silver wire. Her large-link chain and hook clasp finish the 18-in. (45.7 cm) necklace. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Hummingbird

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:51 GMT

Hummingbird

A botanical print by John Gould inspired Xuella Arnold’s Hummingbird. The hollow bird (5 cm/2 in.) and flower (3 cm/1 1⁄4 in.) are metal clay, accented by sterling wire, sapphire, peridot, and freshwater pearls. Photo by Mike Pugsley. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Brooch

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:19:07 GMT

Brooch

Black pantyhose are the backdrop for 22k gold leaf in Niki Ulehla’s Brooch. Oxidized sterling silver and steel act as the frame. 50 x 10 mm (2 x 3⁄8 in.). This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Untitled pendant

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:17:30 GMT

Untitled pendant

In his untitled pendant, David Liska showcases a black onyx drusy that was textured and inlaid with fire opal by Steve Walters. Liska used platinum, 18k gold, diamonds, and Paraiba tourmaline to create his design, which he handcarved, cast, and fabricated. Photo by John Parish. This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Emerging Rose in Split Plate Necklace

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:15:34 GMT

Emerging Rose in Split Plate Necklace

While experimenting with forms and shapes, Wiwat Kamolpornwijit created Emerging Rose in Split Plate Necklace from polymer clay, using hand-forming, caning, slicing, and layering techniques. He says, “The pliability … of polymer and [the] thin blade allowed me to [slice and split] a cane of polymer, creating this organic and open form.” 20 in. (50.8 cm). This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Out of Africa

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:13:56 GMT

Out of Africa

Using transparency paper and custom pigments, Velina Glass cast her Out of Africa bangle with epoxy resin. She developed a technique that allows her to obtain color bleeding in transparent resin. 3 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄2 x 3⁄4 in. (89 x 64 x 19 mm). Photo by Joseph Hyde. For a project from Glass, see “See the Other Side of Resin,” page 56, in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry.

Tiered Woven Cuff Bracelet

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:12:37 GMT

Tiered Woven Cuff Bracelet

Linda Bernasconi handwove fine silver through a fabricated sterling silver framework to make Tiered Woven Cuff Bracelet. She says, “Weaving metal perfectly marries my desire for beauty, cleanliness of design, control, and simplicity.” 2 in. (51 mm). Photo by Guy Nicol. This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Perelandrian Ecdysial Instrument

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:11:18 GMT

Perelandrian Ecdysial Instrument

Tosca Hidalgo y Terán made Perelandrian Ecdysial Instrument from sterling silver and flameworked soda lime glass. The piece is part of a series based on C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra, “…a misty world of strange desires, sweet smells, and delicious tastes….” Terán co-wrote a partial soundtrack for the installation; to listen, visit here: www.nanopod.tv/nano_future_relics.html. Photo by Andrei Gravelle. This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Across the Universe

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:09:45 GMT

Across the Universe

Sterling silver, 14k gold, turquoise, lapis, coral, malachite, and opal make up Jeff Fulkerson’s Across the Universe cuff. “I’m inspired by Jesse Monongye’s work,” Fulkerson says. “I love the night sky, and inlay is a way to re-create it. It’s like painting with rocks!“ 1 3⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 x 2 7⁄8 in. (35 x 57 x 73 mm). This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Philomena Earrings

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:07:23 GMT

Philomena Earrings

Susan Chin’s Philomena Earrings are made of ebony, 18k and 22k gold, and Australian boulder opals. She fabricated the piece; the ebony is carved, drilled, and embedded with gold wire. Chin says, “Developing new textures and forms with the ebony and other materials [has] been the drive behind recent work. It’s energizing to step outside of your entrenched materials and techniques.” Photo by Ralph Gabriner. This piece appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.