SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

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  • Advanced Filigree DVD

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      Friend, filigree mentor, and filigree master Yehuda Tassa is about to release his second filigree how-to DVD.  While reviewing the DVD for Yehuda to give him feedback before the final version is cut, I took some screenshots.  Back in the first few sessions of filigree workshops, Yehuda used to teach the flower project first.…

  • Vacuum Caster Modifications

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    The used vacuum caster I purchased started leaking oil after I turned it on the first time. So before turning it on again a revamp was required. The newer models are now built for servicability and for easy access to the oil input port. My older model required some modifications in order to make adding…

  • Sharing Textures

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    The local metal clay guild held a texture swap last weekend. Attendees brought different found, created, or purchased objects to share. The offerings ranged from fabric to carved polymer clay molds to a piece of cauliflower to a piece of worm eaten wood from an apple tree in someone’s yard. Those worms are quite the…

  • More Volts & Amps

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    When it was time for more electrolytic etching I decided to try the trickle charger as the source. Well . . . whoever named it was accurate: trickle means trickle. Even the C batteries caused more bubbles in the saltwater when they were hooked up. My friend Pat had a great idea to check the…

  • Copper and Bronze Pieces, and Auto White Balance

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    In January I posted a picture of bronze and copper metal clay pieces drying on a hot plate. The pieces were fired and this is how they looked before I began to patch the bronze pieces. Note that the bronze clay cracked much more than the same shapes would have in silver metal clay. The…

  • Sheet to Rocks

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    My recent experience in a chasing and repousse’ cuff bracelet workshop was very enjoyable. Davide Bigazzi is a great instructor; the three of us all learned a lot and two of us walked away with bracelets that were almost done. The other Sherry in the workshop finished hers! I spent the day after the workshop finishing mine.…

  • Back to Work

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    The vacation is over and it’s back to making jewelry. Time to take the earring out of the thermoform plastic shellac and finish it.   The thermoform plastic shellac hardens when cooled or at room temperature, and softens when immersed in hot water. The material becomes clear and pliable. To remove the earring, I heated…

  • Humpback Whales: Breaching and Singing

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    The picture of a humpback whale breaching was taken on a recent trip to a dive site. The underwater video from on one of our dives allows you hear the whale singing. We were underwater when this underwater earthquake hit. The quake was very loud underwater and reverberated unlike anything we’d heard and felt before.…

  • Textures from the Sea

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    One person’s candle decoration is another person’s source of textures. Look for some of these textures to be incorporated in my work. The urchin shell texture will be especially nice when shrunk 30%; it’ll be nice and crisp.

  • Green Jewelry

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    On Saturday I attended the Green Jewelry class at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in SF. The day was full of interesting information that ranged from how metals, diamonds and gemstones are mined to what we can do to help with the environmental and social issues due to mining. We learned tips about rethinking our…