American Jewelry from New Mexico

View Kristin's iconic work as part of an exhibition that examines adornment in New Mexico dating back to 450 CE.

Ring Series
2011
(Open Studios, Personal Studio)

largest ring  1.25” x .75” x 1.25” 

Owl Snack
brass sheet and wire, commercial fine silver bezel wire, epoxy resin, foil candy wrapper, owl pellet skull fragment   

acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, etching, bezel setting, prong setting, sawing, piercing, filing, hammering, patina and oxidation, resin casting, polishing/buffing machine finish (tripoli, zam)

Pecos Diamond
sterling silver half round wire and gallery wire, copper sheet, pink quartz (species: Pecos diamond)  

acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, sawing, piercing, filing, found stone setting, hammering, patina and oxidation, polishing/buffing machine finish (tripoli, zam)

Luna Druzy
sterling silver sheet and half round wire, fine silver sheet, brass wire, quartz druzy from around Luna NM

acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, bezel setting, sawing, filing, hammering, patina and oxidation,  polishing/buffing machine finish (tripoli, zam)

Fire Agate
sterling silver sheet, sterling silver square wire, fine silver sheet, fire agate from NM

acetylene torch silver solder fabrication, bezel setting, sawing, piercing, filing, hammering, texturing, patina and oxidation, polishing/buffing machine finish (tripoli, zam)

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