SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Category: processes

  • On the Bench

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    On the bench today are some earrings in process; I’m working on the silver to fit white topaz and garnet stones with different dimensions. Also on the bench is the fork tine I need to shape in order to set the stones. And at the top of the picture are some pieces of silver I…

  • Making Molds

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    Using the yellow molding rubber, I’m molding a bottleneck ring and also a custom order signet ring. I’d like both rings to be a little bit smaller than the originals are.  Inside the mold on the left is an earring in pink molding rubber that will become a pair of earrings set with clear topaz.…

  • Bronze & Copper Toggles

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    Last night I spent several hours with my good friends Pat and Kathleen playing with Bronze and Copper metal clay for the first time. They are prepping for a hands-on workshop on Feb 8th in Los Gatos for the local metal clay group (SFBASCG.)  Both Pat and Kathleen had played with the new clays already; in…

  • Peridot Ring – Flush & Prong Set

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    A fresh iteration of the “Bottleneck” ring design. All peridots. Four flush set and one prong set. The ring is ‘fresh’ because it’s less than 2 hours old. 🙂 Please pardon the hot spots and other issues with the photos. I’ll take a nice photo for the website someday….

  • Knitting wire in front of the TV

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    While watching TV these past couple of weeks, I’ve also been working on some new combinations in knitted wire chain. I tried mixing copper and fine silver wire at the same time, copper only, two strands of fine silver, and increasing and decreasing the size of my loops. I’m seeing a funky bracelet in this…

  • Electrolytic Saltwater Etching of Copper

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    Results from electrolytic saltwater etching of copperIn my days at a semiconductor capital equipment company I made a lifelong friend. When we first met, she was a “process” engineer who etched the dielectric material on silicon wafers; then she etched conductive materials; then she was a product support engineer, et cetera.A month ago I showed…

  • Patina Experiment Results

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    As promised…here are some photos of the brass bracelet and copper piece I was experimenting with in October. I left the brass bracelet in the fuming container much longer than recommended, and the colored patina you saw in October washed off. Now that I’ve pushed that patina past it’s time limit, I’ll revisit it again…

  • Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art

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    Today I met with Yan Liu, co-owner of Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art. If you stop by Lireille Gallery, you can now see seventeen of my necklaces, 30 pairs of earrings, and 20 rings. If you’d like a preview of my art work at Lireille Gallery, I created a catalog of the items…

  • A Beach Full of Other People’s Trash

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    On Monday night I cruised a beach on the Yucatan Peninsula looking for dead coral for making texture molds. In the picture below you’ll see some of the pieces I found. And, *look* at all the sea glass I found. I was so excited I had to limit myself to picking up the less common…

  • Clear Water, Clear Mind

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    SCUBA diving in clear warm water clears my mind, and a result I have new ideas for some earrings to create for this next weekend’s The Virgin Artists’ 6th Annual Show and Sale in Cupertino. Look at the lush coral landscape in this minimally impacted area of the Carribean. And, views like this when I’m…