SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

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  • Argentium Sterling Heliodiscus Phacodiscus Earrings

    Argentium Sterling Heliodiscus Phacodiscus Earrings

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    Sherry Cordova

    Inspired by the microscopic sea creatures in Ernst Haeckel’s radiolarian drawings from 1862. Hand drawn, laser cut, hand finished 3.5 cm diameter x 6.5 cm x 0.7 cm Argentium sterling silver layers. Stainless steel fasteners with handmade sterling silver spacers and niobium ear wires. Argentium silver is a low tarnish sterling silver. Niobium is a hypo-allergenic metal.…

  • Heliodiscus Phacodiscus DMO Earrings Titanium & Argentium

    Heliodiscus Phacodiscus DMO Earrings Titanium & Argentium

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    Sherry Cordova

    The earrings were inspired by the microscopic sea creatures in Ernst Haeckel’s radiolarian drawings from 1862 of a zooplankton. Hand drawn, laser cut, hand finished3.5 cm diameter x 6.5 cm x 0.7 cm Titanium front layer and argentium silver back layer. Stainless steel fasteners with handmade sterling silver spacers and niobium ear wires.  Argentium sterling silver…

  • Autumn Selections Exhibition

    Autumn Selections Exhibition

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    Sherry Cordova

    Two pairs of Snowflake Coral earrings were in the Autumn Selections exhibition at the Vargas Gallery in Santa Clara, California. Autumn Selections was an Exhibition of Jewelry and Small Sculpture by artists of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild. The show ran from September 15, 2018 – October 31, 2018. Master metal smiths Lynda Watson and…

  • Snowflake Coral Pendant

    Snowflake Coral Pendant

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners 2.6 x 1.5 x 0.2 inch Two layer pendant with a laser cut snowflake coral polyp and a laser scribed snowflake coral polyp Click here to read about the design process and inspiration for the Snowflake Coral Series

  • Snowflake Coral Series

    Snowflake Coral Series

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    Sherry Cordova

    The idea for a snowflake coral series came to me as I was observing the invasive coral species while SCUBA diving in the Hawaiian Islands. Focusing on the tiny coral animal, the polyp, meant I’d need to magnify it’s scale. The earring designs began as hand drawings. The digitized drawings were converted into CAD drawings,…

  • Red Snowflake Coral Polyps Floating

    Red Snowflake Coral Polyps Floating

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    Sherry Cordova

    EarringsRecycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Niobium6.1 x 3.6 x 0.5 cm2.4 x 1.4 x 0.2 inch0.21 oz each (5.9 gm each) Snowflake coral polyps floating free Click here to read about the design process and inspiration for the Snowflake Coral Series

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled Sterling Silver,  Coral Recycled Suede, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Niobium Ear Wires 2.5 x 1.4 x 0.2 inch Snowflake coral polyps reaching to invade more shores Click here to read about the design process and inspiration for the Snowflake Coral Series

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Colonizing

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Colonizing

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    Sherry Cordova

    Earrings Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.4 inch Snowflake coral polyps building layers as the colony grows Click here to read about the Snowflake Coral Series design process and inspiration

  • Coral Polyps Floating Earrings

    Coral Polyps Floating Earrings

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Niobium2.4 x 1.4 x 0.2 inch6.1 x 3.6 x 0.6 cm Snowflake coral polyps floating free The earrings were part of the juried exhibit + sale “The Earring Show 2022” at Craft Council British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. craftcouncilbc.org Click here to read about the inspiration and design…

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching Teal

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching Teal

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    Sherry Cordova

    Earrings Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Recycled Suede, Niobium Ear Wires 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.2 inch Click here to read about the inspiration and design process for the Snowflake Coral Series