Magazine Gallery : brooch

Red and White Fruit Stick Brooch

Art Jewelry Magazine — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:36:46 GMT

Red and White Fruit Stick Brooch

Sadie Shuping Wang’s Red and White Fruit Stick Brooch is fabricated of sterling silver and resin. She says she enjoys the challenge of creating objects that are meaningful in our culture. 5 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 x 1⁄2 in. (14.6 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm). Photo by Azad Photo Inc. This piece appeared in the July 2009 issue of Art Jewelry.

Orthoceras brooch

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:26:32 GMT

Orthoceras brooch

“The fossil was so interesting, but I had no idea what it may have looked like when it was living,” says Marthe Roberts/Shea of the orthoceras fossil she set at the center of her brooch. Orthoceras brooch is made of fine silver and 14k gold. The fabricated and scribed brooch is 2 1⁄2 x 3⁄4 in. (64 x 19 mm). Photo by Jim Greipp. This piece appeared in the January 2009 issue of Art Jewelry.

Sea Bleached Stem Brooch

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:13:12 GMT

Sea Bleached Stem Brooch

Ann Jenkins found the plant stem featured in Sea Bleached Stem Brooch on a beach in North Carolina. “I wanted to highlight it with rays — almost in an iconic way — to bring attention to this extraordinary object that could have just disintegrated on the ocean floor,” she says. The brooch is made of sterling silver, dyed silver leaf, bronze, glass, acrylic, and a plant stem. 4 x 1 3⁄4 x 1⁄2 in. (10.2 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm). Photo by Robert Diamante. This piece appeared in the January 2009 issue of Art Jewelry.

Zuni

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:19:25 GMT

Zuni

Kimberley Morris created Zuni from copper that she textured and heat treated. She says, “A patina is applied, then other color is applied with pencil. Each layer is sealed, then finished with a coat of wax.” A sterling silver setting completes the 2-in. (51 mm) piece. This piece appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Striped Blossom

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:17:01 GMT

Striped Blossom

Grace Stokes fabricated and chased Striped Blossom of sterling silver. Vibrant polymer clay cabochons, created by Stokes, are set in fine silver. The brooch is 2 1⁄8 x 3½ x 3⁄8 in. (54 x 89 x 9.5 mm). Photo by Kevin Olds. This piece appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

The Life and Times of the Pants Family

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:10:59 GMT

The Life and Times of the Pants Family

This brooch is from a series of five titled The Life and Times of the Pants Family. The brooches, created by Karen H. Juplo, tell the tragic love story of two pet mice. Made of sterling silver, copper, and enamel, these brooches are each approximately 2½ x 1¾ in. (64 x 44 mm). Photo by James Obermeier. This piece appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Hoary Heart Brooch

Art Jewelry Magazine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:04:28 GMT

Hoary Heart Brooch

“I love the forms of the natural world … the clever seed pods, the designs of the human body, floppy microorganisms,” says Susan Chin. Hoary Heart Brooch is fabricated of ebony, 18k gold, and sterling silver, with a sunstone accenting the lower lefthand corner. The piece is 6 x 4.5 x 1 cm (2 3⁄8 x 1¾ x 3⁄8 in.). This piece appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Red Pod

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:18:20 GMT

Red Pod

To make Red Pod, Mary Watson torch-fired enamel onto a piece of score-formed, pierced copper, and set it in sterling silver. The pin/pendant is mounted on a removable lake-stone base and measures 2 1⁄2 x 1 x 1⁄2 in. (64 x 25.5 x 13 mm). Photo by Larry Sanders. This piece appeared in the September 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Jellyfish

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:09:42 GMT

Jellyfish

Jellyfish, by Kimberly Stephenson, is fabricated of sterling silver, 14k gold, and covellite, a copper sulfide mineral. “When I work with stones that I find beautiful and intriguing, it’s almost as if they take over and tell me what to do with them,” she says. The pin is 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 x 1⁄4 in. (83 x 57 x 6.5 mm). This piece appeared in the September 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Gentle Current Fibula

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:02:05 GMT

Gentle Current Fibula

Julie Jerman-Melka created Gentle Current Fibula from sterling silver, pearls, and a granite pebble she col-lected on the shores of Lake Superior. The piece is 3 x 1 x 1⁄4 in. (76 x 25.5 x 6.5 mm). Photo by Hap Sakwa. This piece appeared in the September 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.

Phoenix

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:44:57 GMT

Phoenix

Iznik tile is a decorative quartz tile named for the Turkish city where it’s made. Türkiz Cam made Phoenix of 24k gold over sterling silver and Iznik tile. Plumes of lapis lazuli and ruby radiate from the 6.6 cm (2 5⁄8-in.) brooch. Photo by Erhan Gulay. This piece appeared in the September 2008 issue of Art Jewelry.