SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Project Tag: collosphaera huxylei

  • Radiolarian C. H. Muller

    Radiolarian C. H. Muller

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Electrolytic etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel 47 x 49 x 9 mm The necklace represents a Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller radiolarian, a microscopic sea creature which I’ve scaled up to bring attention to it and the wearer. The radiolarian is based on one of Ernst Haeckel’s drawings in his 1862 book “Art…

  • Radiolarian Trio C.H. Müller

    Radiolarian Trio C.H. Müller

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Electrolytic etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel 4.4 x 4.5 x 0.9 cm (1.7 x 1.8 x 0.3″) The necklace represents a Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller radiolarian, a microscopic sea creature which I’ve scaled up to bring attention to it and the wearer. The radiolarian is based on one of Ernst Haeckel’s drawings…

  • Prototype Impetus Collosphaera Spinosa DMO

    Prototype Impetus Collosphaera Spinosa DMO

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    Sherry Cordova

    Art Object Electrolytic etched, hand formed Brass, nickel silver, copper 5.5 cm diameter x 1.1 cm The prototype piece to determine if breakthrough etching was a viable process for bringing the Radiolaria Series to life. Based on Ernst Haeckel’s drawing of this microscopic sea creature which sat on my workbench for years as I mulled…

  • Volcanic Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO

    Volcanic Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Electrolytically etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel 5.3 x 5.4 x 1 cm Volcanic human induced eruptions have modified the surface of the microscopic sea organism drawn by Ernst Haeckel in 1862 at the Strait of Messina. The stainless steel fasteners act as scaffolding for the deconstructed creature, and double as a…

  • Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Octo Earrings

    Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Octo Earrings

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    Sherry Cordova

    Sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytic etch, hand formed 3.2 cm diameter x 0.6 cm each A microscopic sea creature was design modified and deconstructed into 3 layers to represent the industrialization and mutations of even tiny sea creatures due to human effects on the environment. Stainless steel nuts and bolts are the scaffolding that holds…

  • Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Earrings

    Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Earrings

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    Sherry Cordova

    Sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytic etch, hand formed 3.5 cm diameter x 0.7 cm each A microscopic sea creature was design modified and deconstructed into 3 layers to represent the industrialization and mutations of even tiny sea creatures due to human effects on the environment. Stainless steel nuts and bolts are the scaffolding that holds…