SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Project Type: Jewelry

  • 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.…

  • Fraternal Triplets

    Fraternal Triplets

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    Sherry Cordova

    Pendants / Brooches Filigree, hand formed Fine silver, garnet, peridot, amethyst Featured in the “The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry: A Complete Guide to Essential Techniques ” by Joanna Gollberg, 2006 The triplets from left to right below: Carousel, Cordoban, Sri Lankan  

  • Modern Frills

    Modern Frills

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    Sherry Cordova

    Pendant / Brooch Sterling Silver, 3.5 ct Garnet, White Topaz The silver version at the forefront (also shown below) was a Finalist in the Silver Category of the 2007 Saul Bell International Design Award Competition

  • Kelp Frond

    Kelp Frond

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    Sherry Cordova

    “Kelp Frond” Ring Recycled sterling silver Hand forged 2.4 x 3.4 x 10.5 cm Ring size 6-9 US (adjustable) Inspired by a kelp forest in Monterey, California  

  • Seaweed Wrap

    Seaweed Wrap

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    Sherry Cordova

    Hand formedCuff braceletRecycled sterling silverNFS 15 x 9.5 x 9 cm Held in place via a light tension fit and by the bracelet form surrounding the wrist Inspired by the elegantly swaying fronds of a kelp forest in Monterey, California

  • 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…

  • Heliodiscus Phacodiscus DMO Golden Fire

    Heliodiscus Phacodiscus DMO Golden Fire

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytically etched, fire patina 5.2 cm diameter x 0.6 cm Inspired by the microscopic sea creatures in Ernst Haeckel’s radiolarian drawings from 1862. Design Modified Organism multi-layer zooplankton as a ‘natural’ art form.

  • Spongocyclia Cycloides, Haeckel DMO

    Spongocyclia Cycloides, Haeckel DMO

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    Sherry Cordova

    Recycled sterling silver, stainless steel Electrolytically etched, hand formed 6 cm diameter x 0.6 cm   Created as a silver version of a mutation in giant clamshells due to acidification. The top layer was based on the drawing of the microscopic sea creature “Spongocyclia Cycloides, Haeckel” in Ernst Haeckel’s radiolarian drawings from 1862.    DMO:…