Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A Momento of Nature Lost - pendants

I etched lines of a tree onto a sheet of silver. I then measured the silver and sawed it out into smaller pieces that I hammered and bent around an acrylic rod that I shaped into a crystal form. The silver is then soldered and the top ring I made separately and then soldered to the stem. Lastly I soldered the hanging bits on either side.
I made a dozen of these tubes that are meant to represent tree trunks but ended up looking more like a bullet. I made silver in two different finishes and copper. It was for a final Jewellery II project that had to do with multiple production. 
A close up of the etching and detail.

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