Project Tag: sculpture
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Argentium Sterling Heliodiscus Phacodiscus Earrings
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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.…
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Snowflake Coral Series
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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,…
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Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World
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“Eye of the Hurricane” was invited into “Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World.” View the online exhibition March 2, 2014: Ganoksin is pleased to announce its fourth annual International Online Jewelry Exhibition is now open for public view. The exhibition explores metal works whose primary theme is color embraced as their primary…
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Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Trio Red
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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…
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The Earth Is Our Ashtray
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Recycled fine silver and recycled copper Hand formed, flame patina 82 x 220 x 240 cm