SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Project Tag: niobium

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Deep Red

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Deep Red

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    Sherry Cordova

    Inspired by the  invasive snowflake coral species now seen more often in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. The species is spread by cargo ships and has no natural predators in Hawaiian waters. Hand drawn, laser cut, hand finished 5.8 x 3.6 x 0.4 cm Titanium and recycled red leather. Stainless steel fasteners with handmade niobium…

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Earrings Red Reaching

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Earrings Red Reaching

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    Sherry Cordova

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Earrings Red Reaching created with argentium sterling silver and recycled hide leather, with niobium ear wires and stainless steel fasteners by Sherry Cordova Jewelry

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps White Reaching

    Snowflake Coral Polyps White Reaching

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    Sherry Cordova

    Titanium and recycled leather Stainless steel fasteners with handmade niobium ear wires Hand drawn, laser cut, hand finished 6.5 x 3.6 x 0.5 cm Inspired by the  invasive snowflake coral species now seen more often in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. The species is spread by cargo ships and has no natural predators in…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching Red Earrings

    Snowflake Coral Polyps Reaching Red Earrings

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Recycled Suede, Niobium Ear Wires 2.1 x 1.4 x 0.2 inch Click here to read about the inspiration and design process for the Snowflake Coral Series