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Project Tag: etch

  • 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…

  • Collosphaera Cordova DMO

    Collosphaera Cordova DMO

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    Sherry Cordova

    PendantReversibleElectrolytically etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel5 cm diameter x 0.7 cm (2 x 2 x 0.3″) Imaginary companion to the microscopic sea organisms drawn by Ernst Haeckel in 1862 at the Strait of Messina. Reversible pendant. The stainless steel fasteners act as scaffolding for the deconstructed creature, and double as a hidden…

  • 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…

  • Impetus: Collosphaera Spinosa DMO

    Impetus: Collosphaera Spinosa DMO

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Electrolytic etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel 5.3 cm diameter x 0.6 cm The impetus for the Radiolaria Series. Ernst Haeckel’s drawing of this microscopic sea creature sat on my workbench for years as I mulled over how to create what I’d envisioned in my head in an eco-friendly manner.

  • DMO Trio Spheres, Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller

    DMO Trio Spheres, Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller

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    Sherry Cordova

    Reversible pendant Carnelian, recycled sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytic etch, hand formed, captured stones 4.3 x 4.3 x 0.9 cm Inspired by Ernst Haeckel drawing from 1862

  • Collosphaera Huxleyi, Cordova DMO Duo Dark

    Collosphaera Huxleyi, Cordova DMO Duo Dark

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Electrolytic etched, hand formed Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel 5.1 cm diameter x 0.5 cm

  • Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller, DMO Gigantus

    Collosphaera Huxleyi Müller, DMO Gigantus

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    Sherry Cordova

    Brooch / pendant Sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytic etch, hand formed 4.8 x 5 x 1 cm The microscopic radiolarian was enlarged into a gigantic version to be large enough to catch human attention. The creature was design modified and deconstructed into 3 layers to represent the mutative effects of industrialization on tiny sea creatures.…

  • Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Trio Red

    Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Trio Red

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Garnets, recycled sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytic etch, hand formed 4.3 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm Tension set garnets between three silver layers mimic natures scaffolding in this embodiment of Ernst Haeckel’s 1862 illustration of a microscopic radiolarian from the Strait of Messina. The reversible pendant reveals two different views inside the microscopic sea…