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Been months since I posted but here are some of my most recent pieces for your viewing pleasure. Duh! Got problem posting pictures. The pix won't show after this pearl studs. Sorry but if you would like to see more, visit my blog - http://wireblissmei.blogspot.com
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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...
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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 .
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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...
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“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 1...
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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...
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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...
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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 .
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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...
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So what took you so long??!! These creations are fantastic! I am definitely not a felt person at all but that brooch is an exception...beautiful!!!
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