SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Project Tag: wearable art

  • Turtle Excluder Device

    Turtle Excluder Device

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled sterling silver Cast, hand finished 3.5 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm, size 5 US The light fun ring pays homage to the Turtle Excluder Device (TED) which can be used by shrimp trawlers to save some of the thousands of turtles which are killed each year in shrimp trawling nets. In one of the…

  • 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

  • “Soul’s Medal of Honor”

    “Soul’s Medal of Honor”

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    Sherry Cordova

    Necklace Hand formed fine silver, silk Published in Oakland magazine Sept/Oct 2009

  • “Demented Jack O’Lantern”

    “Demented Jack O’Lantern”

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    Sherry Cordova

    Fibula Brooch Hand formed Recycled fine silver and 24kt gold Published in “The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry 2008” Calendar, Holly Gage, LuLu Press, 2007

  • 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.…

  • Winter Abundance

    Winter Abundance

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    Sherry Cordova

    I created three new necklaces for the Winter Abundance exhibition which began Dec 3, 2017. The opening reception was free & open to the public on December 3, 2017. People came to meet the artists, hear about their latest pieces, and enjoy free food and beverages. ZFolio Gallery is located adjacent to the The Intercontinental…