1. Cotillion, 2. Pierced Day Night Earrings, 3. aston villa lion 2, 4. Bracelet, 5. Fiber Saucer Brooch/Pendant, 6. One-a-Week Three: pins worn close-up, 7. Lost but found...., 8. Early Work- belt buckleM, 9. ring, 10. Portable Shrine To St Hubertus 80, 11. process , 12. Eucalyptus Dreams Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Piercing is the act of sawing out a design in sheet metal with a delicate jeweler's saw. If you don't do it right, the blades break, the design gets mangled and you start all over again. It's a very labor intensive process. After the patten is cut away, there is lots of finessing, grooming and sanding. But the end result is magical.
Hollyhock Brooch - sterling; titanium; copper
I've sent an image of the brooch pictured above to Lark for consideration in a book on mixed metals. Wish me luck!
4 comments:
wow - those are some amazing finds
i'm still working on cutting straight lines w/ my saw! lol
Wow, thanks for the inclusion (again)!!!
How neat. I love the titanium giving that subtle change in color. Hope it's accepted!
It's gorgeous Lora, You'll get in for sure!
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