Archive for November, 2009
Babineau’s Moon and Clouds Magnetic Clasp
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I woke this morning to find new pieces from Carol Babineau in my Facebook feed, and it’s not even Christmas, yet! This one, her “Moon and Clouds Magnetic Clasp” is just fascinating to me. The soft undulating shape apparently has a surprise inside—a functional magnetic clasp. Genius. I’d love to get my hands [...]
Magno’s Invitation Bracelet
Lori Magno is a talented artist with an awesome, prolific presence on the web. I’ve had such fun surfing through her sites trying to make the difficult decision of what to feature here. Ooh—touch choice! But, I kept coming back to a piece that was created using the texture from a wedding invitation. What a [...]
Sonis’ Walk Like An Egyptian Series
Jascha Sonis is doing amazing things with her “Walk Like An Egyptian” series, which uses simple shapes and textures, but puts them together in complex and surprising ways. Jascha uses the tearaway technique, which is so wonderful for creating detailed, shallow textures. Most of the pieces, such as this one, feature a splash of Keum [...]
Julia’s Orissa Pendant
This “Orissa Pendant” caught my eye today. It’s beautifully constructed from PMC3 and Aura Gold with four garnet points seeming to light the way to the cardinal directions. It’s a gorgeous piece, and I really wish I could tell you more about the talented maker.
A Flickr photostream from Sacerdotesse includes a few other shots of this and similarly [...]
Pankopf’s Woven Pendant
Check out Cindy Pankopf’s cool pendant featuring strips of paper-type metal clay, woven, domed and captured in a sleek, modern frame. I think this piece works so well because of its simplicity. Flashy features aren’t necessary when every detail is executed to perfection! My “gotta’ try” list continues to grow with the addition now of [...]
Banner’s Still Life With Orchid
Here’s a lovely piece of fine silver artwork for your viewing pleasure today. Victoria Banner of VixenWare creates sculpted and textured pieces that just beg to be touched. This “Still life with orchid” pendant has a nice 3-dimensional feel with the orchid and its leaves springing forth from behind the frame to greet the world.
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