Twin Necklaces: Wing Contraption Necklace with Brass
2013
(Open Studios, Personal Studio)
11" x 2.5" (widest component) x .25"
sterling silver sheet and wire, fine silver, brass rollerprinted with cottonwood leaves, acrylic (recycled Plexiglas), female praying mantis wing, watermelon tourmaline slice, wirewrapped serpentine bead, small amounts of commercial chain mixed with handmade chain and findings
acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, sawing, piercing, filing, rollerprinting, prong setting, hammering, chasing and otherwise distressing the surface, chain and finding making, riveting: cold connections, wire wrapping, handmade shot, patina/oxidation, tumbled finish
Twin Necklaces: Wing Contraption Necklace with Amethyst
2013
(Open Studios, Personal Studio)
11" x 2.5" (widest component) x .25"
sterling silver sheet and wire, fine silver, acrylic (recycled Plexiglas), purple butterfly wing (road-kill salvaged from the grill of a pickup truck), watermelon tourmaline slice, faceted amethyst, wirewrapped amethyst bead, small amounts of commercial chain mixed with handmade chain and findings
acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, sawing, piercing, filing, prong setting, bezel setting, hammering, chasing and otherwise distressing the surface, chain and finding making, riveting: cold connections, wire wrapping, handmade shot, patina/oxidation, tumbled finish
