ZYGOCIRCUS PENTAGONUS
Earrings
Titanium, SST, niobium ear wires
The microscopic marine creature namesake of these earrings were the inspiration for the layers of titanium. Thin layers keep these whimsical earrings lightweight and the stainless steel fasteners remind us that humankind`s activities on land affect even the tiniest of sea creatures.
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Try on the earrings in-person from May 29 – July 17, 2024 in the "Around and Round" exhibit + sale @pvarts in Watsonville, California, minutes from Monterey Bay.
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The exhibition features jewelry and sculpture by 29 artists of the @montereybaymetalarts guild.
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#boucledoreille #contemporaryjewelry
#arttowear #wearableart #artisanmade #artistmade #buylocal #artexhibition
#sherrycordova #earrings #jewelryaddict
#titanium #titaniumearrings #radiolaria
#schmuck #bijoux #joyas #gioiellerie #montereybay #california
Elaphospyris Ceratospyris Krausei
Earrings
Low tarnish sterling silver, titanium, SST, niobium ear wires
The microscopic marine creature namesake of these earrings were the inspiration for the layers of low tarnish sterling silver and titanium. Thin layers keep these fun earrings lightweight and the stainless steel fasteners remind us that humankind`s activities on land affect even the tiniest of sea creatures.
Try the earrings on in-person from May 29 – July 17, 2024 in the "Around and Round" exhibit + sale @pvarts in Watsonville, California, minutes from Monterey Bay. The exhibition features jewelry and sculpture by 29 artists of the @montereybaymetalarts guild.
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#boucledoreille #contemporaryjewellery
#contemporaryjewelry #arttowear #wearableart #artisanmade #artistmade #buylocal #artexhibition #sherrycordova #earrings #jewelryaddict #titanium #lowtarnishsilver #silverjewelery
#sterlingsilver #radiolaria #schmuck
#bijou #joya #gioiellerie
#montereybay
"an elizabethan collar for your hand"
"statement piece"
Cecryphalium Clathrocyclas Europa
bracelet
inner oval: 2.5 x 3"
titanium, low tarnish sterling silver, SST
The microscopic marine creature namesake of this bracelet was the inspiration for the layers of low tarnish sterling silver and titanium. The final bracelet design is a combination of the creature and a swirling school of fish. Thin layers keep the bracelet lightweight and the stainless steel fasteners remind us that humankind`s activities on land affect even the tiniest of sea creatures.
See this bracelet in person from May 29 – July 17, 2024 in the "Around and Round" exhibit + sale @pvarts in the coastal California town of Watsonville. The bracelet will be shown alongside jewelry and sculpture by 29 other members of the @montereybaymetalarts guild.
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Looking forward to seeing the earrings created by the other 89 international participants earring`s in @craftcouncilbc juried "The Earring Show 2024". Opening reception May 9th 7pm PT. The earrings will be on view and for sale from in person from May 9 – 23, 2024 in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
May 9 – August 31, 2024 the earrings will be viewable and purchasable online.
Visit craftcouncilbc.ca/tes-2024 for tickets to the online live stream of the opening reception.
Even better: The in-person opening reception of The Earring Show 2024! CCBC welcomes everyone to the gallery to take a first-hand look at the wide variety of earrings made by artists from around the world.
Try on your favorite pair at the in-person reception where you can enjoy a beverage and snacks! You’ll be able to purchase earrings and take them home the same day.
All in-person attendees will be entered into a draw for a door prize with goodies from CCBC`s partners.
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Visit sherrycordova.com to see more details, and the 2nd earring in each pair of these earrings. The earrings are in Canada acclimated and ready to swing, dangle, and dazzle.
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Surprised & honored my CHM Carnelian Spheres earrings are featured on @snagmetalsmith for the 2024 Bring on the Gems online exhibition and sale.
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The runs through March 31st
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Visit snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/bring-on-the-gems-2024
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#snagmetalsmith
The juried exhibition and sale runs
Oct 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023 at the @accigallery Berkeley, California, USA
Come meet the artists at the opening reception on Sat October 14, 4 – 6 pm
The three pairs of earrings in the exhibit + sale were inspired by Ernst Haeckel’s 1862 illustrations of microscopic sea creatures of CH Müller radiolaria. Mental deconstruction of the zooplankton during the hand drawing phase morphed the creatures into flat layers which would later become a 3D form. CAD software ingested the layer drawings and was used to further modify and output individual layer files for a laser cutting machine. Each rough-cut sterling silver layer was hand shaped, textured, and finished before the Radiolaria was rebuilt with industrially produced stainless steel screws and nuts. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium.
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CHM Carnelian Spheres earrings
6.8 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm
6.66 ct tension set carnelian spheres, low tarnish sterling silver, stainless steel, niobium ear wires
Tension set carnelian spheres glow in the light shining through the front and back of the earrings.
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CHM Faceted Garnets earrings
6.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm, 0.2 oz each
10.01 ct tension set faceted red garnets, low tarnish sterling silver, stainless steel, niobium ear wires
Tension set faceted red garnets glow in the light shining through the front and back of the earrings. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium.
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CHM Carnelian Spheres earrings
6.8 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm
6.66 ct tension set carnelian spheres, low tarnish sterling silver, stainless steel, niobium ear wires
Tension set carnelian spheres glow in the light shining through the front and back of the earrings. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium.
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#earrings #arttowear #wearableart #artexhibition #artexhibit #bijoux #bijoucontemporain #theflamewithin #hechoamano #metalartistryunleashed
#bouclesdoreilles #garnets #facetedgarnets #facetedstones #carnelians #sterlingsilver #lowtarnishsilver #niobium #earwires #handmade #schmuck #jewellery #jewelry #handdrawn #lasercut #jewelryasart #artistmade #sherrycordovajewelry
Spring Radiolaria
6.6 x 3.26 x 0.8 cm
11.4 carats of cushion cut peach and green tourmaline
titanium and stainless steel
on necklace of sterling silver and stainless steel
"Spring Radiolaria" brooch/necklace began as an enlarged hand drawing of a microscopic creature. Mental deconstructing the zooplankton during the hand drawing phase, I morphed the creatures into flat layers which would rebuild as a 3D form. CAD software ingested the layer drawings and was used to further modify and output individual layer files for a laser cutting machine. Each rough-cut titanium layer was hand shaped, textured, and finished. The zooplankton was rebuilt with 11.4 carats of tension set peach and green tourmalines.
The patinated sterling silver necklace is jointed with stainless steel fasteners. The brooch pin stem slides through integrated loops in the necklace. The pin stem refastens on the back of the brooch once hung on the necklace.
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Summer and the colors of water
clear blue tropical seas
crisp clear mountain streams
cool rivers of moss filled rocks
marshland waters full of life
waterfalls
The inspiration for this pair of creatures came from the microscopic sea life drawings of Ernst Haeckel. Modified as so many creatures are by the hands or presence of humans. 10.6 ct Rose cut tourmalines tension set in Argentium sterling silver. Stainless steel fasteners. Niobium ear wires.
CH Müller Rose Cut Tourmaline Earrings
Although similar to a previous pair, each pair makes their own statement.
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"Bring on the Gems" online exhibit and sale runs through Mar 31 on @snagmetalsmith website (link in @snagmetalsmith bio)
Included are these radiolaria inspired earrings with faceted garnets tension set in low tarnish Argentium sterling silver. The light weight earrings sway when worn on their non-allergenic niobium earwires.
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#faceted #garnets #earrings #earringsoftheday #tensionset #sterlingsilver #argentium #lowtarnishsilver #sterlingsilverjewelry #bouclesdoreilles #argent #jewellery #statementearrings #statementjewelry #arttowear #arttowearjewelry #wearableart #artjewellery #artjewelry #contemporaryjewelry #artisanmade #handmade #madeincalifornia
CH Müller Faceted Garnet Earrings
6.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm, 0.2 oz each
10.01 ct Tension Set Faceted Red Garnets, Argentium Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel, Niobium Ear Wires
Nov 2022-Jan 2023 these earrings were @ZFolio gallery, Monterey, California where they were available to purchase. "Embrace" was an exhibit + sale featuring new work by artist members of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild.
ZFolio is steps from Monterey Bay and the Aquarium on Cannery Row. Gallery hours are Sun – Mon 10 am – 6:30 pm, Tu – Thurs: 11 am – 6pm, Fri – Sat 10 am-7:30 pm
The garnets are tension set between 2 layers of low tarnish Argentium sterling silver. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium.
The name of the design is taken from its inspiration: a radiolarian in the 1862 publication of microscopic sea creatures by Ernst Haeckel, appropriately titled "Art Forms in Nature`. To accommodate stones, I modified the creature as I redrew the Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller, digitized the drawing, modified it again in CAD and sent the file to a laser cutter to be cut in 30 gauge Argentium sterling silver. The texturing and hand finishing includes burnishing each garnet setting location by hand on both sides of the metal section to increase the light bouncing through the stones.
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Earrings headed to @ZFolio Gallery in Monterey California for the Embrace exhibit + sale which begins Nov 18, 2022 and runs until Jan 8, 2023
Circogonia-Epibulia have a patina on the forward facing silver layer, framing parts of the other 2 layers of silver.
7.5 cm H x 3.3 cm W x 0.7 cm D
0.13 oz each
Argentium sterling silver, stainless steel fasteners and niobium ear wires.
Hand drawn, laser cut, and hand finished
The earrings pair well with the Circogonia-Epibulia necklace/brooch. The earring layers are the size I intended for the design. The larger brooch/pendant size was a happy accident and is now one of my favorite pieces.
The Circogonia-Epubulia design began with hand drawings based on Ernst Haeckel’s 1862 illustrations of microscopic sea creatures. Mental deconstruction of the zooplankton during the hand drawing phase morphed the creatures into flat layers which would later become a 3D form. CAD software ingested the layer drawings and was used to further modify and output individual layer files for a laser cutting machine. Each rough-cut sterling silver layer was hand shaped, textured, and finished before the Radiolaria was rebuilt with industrially produced stainless steel screws and nuts. Argentium is a low tarnish sterling silver alloy.
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#earrings #argentium #earringsoftheday #argentium #schmuck #artisanjewelry #jewellery #contemporaryjewelry #artjewelry #artjewellery #snagmember #mbmagmember #magsfmember
#artistmade #arttowear #sherrycordovajewelry #artisanmade #lasercut #sterlingsilver #MontereyCalifornia #statementearrings #wearableart #Joaillerie #Gioiello #radiolaria #haeckel #metalartsguildsf #bijoucontemporain #madeincalifornia #studiojewelry
CH Müller Garnet Spheres Earrings
6.9 x 3.3 x 0.5 cm, 0.19 oz each
7.22 ct Tension Set Garnet Spheres, Argentium Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel, Niobium Ear Wires
See and try on these earrings in person @rrevv gallery, Santa Cruz, California where they are available to purchase. rrevv is an artist owned gallery on bustling Pacific Ave in the heart of downtown. Gallery hours are Fri – Sat 1 -5 pm, Sun 11-5, and M-F by appointment 415.851.5114. rrevv is also open until 8pm for the @firstfridaysantacruz event each month.
The 7.22 carats of garnet spheres are tension set between 2 layers of low tarnish Argentium sterling silver. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium.
The name of the design is taken from its inspiration: a radiolarian in the 1862 publication of microscopic sea creatures by Ernst Haeckel, appropriately titled "Art Forms in Nature`. To accommodate stones, I modified the creature as I redrew the Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller, digitized the drawing, modified it again in CAD and sent the file to a laser cutter to be cut in 30 gauge argentium sterling silver. The texturing and hand finishing includes burnishing each garnet setting location by hand on both sides of the metal section to increase the light bouncing through the stones.
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The light weight Circogonia-Epibulia earrings are Argentium sterling silver, stainless steel fasteners and niobium ear wires.
7.5 cm H x 3.3 cm W x 0.7 cm D
0.13 oz each
Hand drawn, laser cut, and hand finished
The Circogonia-Epubulia design began with hand drawings based on Ernst Haeckel’s 1862 illustrations of microscopic sea creatures. Mental deconstruction of the zooplankton during the hand drawing phase morphed the creatures into flat layers which would later become a 3D form. CAD software ingested the layer drawings and was used to further modify and output individual layer files for a laser cutting machine. Each rough-cut sterling silver layer was hand shaped, textured, and finished before the Radiolaria was rebuilt with industrially produced stainless steel screws and nuts. Argentium is a low tarnish sterling silver alloy.
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#earrings #argentium #earringsoftheday #argentium #schmuck #artisanjewelry #jewellery #contemporaryjewelry #artjewelry #artjewellery #snagmember #mbmagmember #magsfmember
#artistmade #arttowear #sherrycordovajewelry #artisanmade #lasercut #sterlingsilver #igjewelry #statementearrings #wearableart #Joaillerie #Gioiello #radiolaria #haeckel #metalartsguildsf #bijoucontemporain #madeincalifornia #studiojewelry
CH Müller Ti2Arg Earrings
7 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm, 0.14 oz each
Titanium, Argentium Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel, Niobium Ear Wires
See and try on these earrings in person @rrevv gallery, Santa Cruz, California where they are available to purchase. rrevv is an artist owned gallery on bustling Pacific Ave in the heart of downtown. Gallery hours are Fri – Sat 11 -6, Sun 11-5, and M-F by appointment 415.851.5114
I`d created a prototype version of these lightweight earrings in the past when I was trying the design via electrolytic etching. The pair is one of my favorites to wear. This 3 layer pair was laser cut in Titanium and Argentium. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium. Argentium is a low tarnish sterling silver alloy.
The design is similar to the earrings with Rose Cut Tourmalines. Without the stones, and with an extra layer of Titanium, the earrings look very different using the same layer design.
The name of the design is taken from its inspiration: a radiolarian in the 1862 publication of microscopic sea creatures by Ernst Haeckel, appropriately titled "Art Forms in Nature`.
To make this pair, I re-drew the Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller radiolarian, digitized the drawing, modified it again in CAD and sent the file to a laser cutter to be cut in 30 gauge titanium and argentium sterling silver. The texturing and hand finishing includes filing and/or burnishing each of the cuts by hand.
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CH Müller Rose Cut Tourmaline Earrings
6.9 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm, 0.21 oz each
10.01 ct Tension Set Rose Cut Tourmalines, Argentium Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel, Niobium Ear Wires
See and try on these earrings in person @rrevv gallery, Santa Cruz, California where they are available to purchase. rrevv is an artist owned gallery on bustling Pacific Ave in the heart of downtown. Gallery hours are Fri – Sat 11 -6, Sun 11-5, and M-F by appointment 415.851.5114
I`d created a prototype version of these lightweight earrings in the past and they`ve been swimming around in the back of my mind. The 10.01 carats of rose cut tourmalines were removed from the prototype pair and can now freely swing from ears. The ear wires are hypoallergenic niobium. Argentium is a low tarnish sterling silver alloy.
The name of the design is taken from its inspiration: a radiolarian in the 1862 publication of microscopic sea creatures by Ernst Haeckel, appropriately titled "Art Forms in Nature`. To accommodate stones, I modified the creature as I redrew the Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller, digitized the drawing, modified it again in CAD and sent the file to a laser cutter to be cut in 30 gauge argentium sterling silver. The texturing and hand finishing includes burnishing each `setting` location by hand on both sides of the metal section to increase the light bouncing through the stones.
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Join us tonight at rrevv gallery on Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz for the opening of the juried exhibit emergence. The opening is part of @firstfridaysantacruz
Event from 5-8 pm in this first day of July
35 wearable art jewelry pieces and sculptures by me and 14 other members of the @montereybaymetalarts
The pair of earrings shown here SOLD in the exhibit + sale. Made with low tarnish argentium sterling silver as the front layer and titanium as the back layer they are very light at 0.12 oz each.
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The beautiful Smithsonite and aurichalcite in colors of the sea come from the land locked Kelly Mine area in the mountains of New Mexico.
Titanium off-cuts from motorsports racing were laser cut into Radiolaria shapes and, along with stainless steel fasteners, the 3 layers trap the stones.
On a visit years ago, I found the stones in a great rock shop in Magdalena. I`d taken cardboard cutouts of the metal shapes because I knew I wanted to create this brooch/pendant with stones from the area.
The siphonophorae inspired argentium silver necklace has D shaped rings to convert the brooch into a pendant.
Magdalena Radiolaria Brooch/Pendant
on Sihponophorae Necklace
5.2 x 5 x 0.9 cm
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Join the live opening of The Earring Show 2022 on May 5, 2022 at 7pm PST! (link in @craftcouncilbc bio)
I`m happy to be part of the 9th edition of The Earring Show – a juried annual fundraiser that celebrates wearable art with 90 makers from Canada and around the world.
Three pairs of earrings from my Snowflake Coral Polyp series are in the exhibit + sale.
The hybrid show runs from May 5, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Enjoy the hybrid opening even online from anywhere in the world, the online event is hosted by CBC`s Sheryl MacKay (host of @nxnwcbc) and CCBC`s ED Raine McKay.
General admission $10 > Entry to the virtual opening of The Earring Show at 7pm (via Zoom)
VIP in person tickets $30 > Special in-person access to view the show at the CCBC gallery in Vancouver BC on May 5th from 4 to 6 pm. Enjoy wine and snacks while browsing earrings! And an entry for a chance to win the door prize, sponsored by The Liberty Distillery
Proceeds of this event help support programming for the handmade art community.
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New view of Coral Polyps Floating earrings
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I decided I need to shake up the views after looking at the Earrings page of sherrycordova.com . I started by taking new photos of 3 pairs; this is one of my favorite arrangements.
Underwater Snowflake Coral polyps float around and articulate while still in their colony to catch plankton. The new view depicts that motion better than the straight on traditional earring view.
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Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Niobium ear wires
2.4 x 1.4 x 0.2 inch
6.1 x 3.6 x 0.6 cm
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"Snowflake Coral Polyp"
Brooch / Pendant
1.5 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
Argentium sterling silver, repurposed suede offcut, stainless steel
Snowflake coral polyps travel in the bilge water of ships and invade and overwhelm endemic species in reefs around the Hawaiian archipelago and anywhere else ships travel. Snowflake Coral is predator free in these new environments and upsets the fragile reef ecosystems. The brooch/pendant represents the bilge port hole and water which contains a Snowflake Coral Polyp being released onto a new reef. The suede off-cut is from a local leather artist and represents the bilge water.
SCUBA diving off the islands of Hawai`i, I noticed this species more often. Watching the coral sway in the current, I knew I wanted to figure out a way to depict it`s dangerous beauty when back on land.
I`m one of the 26 artist members of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild in the "Looking Ahead" exhibit + sale on view through Jan 3, 2022 at ZFolio Gallery, steps from Monterey Bay in Monterey, CA.
Locally made by hand, our jewelry is even more amazing in person!!
The gallery is free to visit and ADA accessible. Open Daily | 11 am – 5pm
Groups are welcome! Masks are required.
The exhibit items are all for sale, and you can take home your new treasures.
Can`t visit, but see something you like? Call the gallery @ZFolio and they`ll be happy to help. 1.831.655.9891
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