Embrace Exhibit + Sale

2 pairs of new art jewelry earrings by Sherry Cordova with details of the Monterey CA USA exhibit + Sale

Nov 18, 2022 – Jan 6, 2023

Embrace

Exhibit + Sale

ZFolio Gallery, 750 Cannery Row, Suite 112,
Monterey, California 93940

Sherry Cordova is one of the eleven artist members of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
share their amazing hand made artisan jewelry

Art in the exhibit+ sale covers a wide range of styles, forms, and metalsmith techniques. Come enjoy the necklaces, earrings, bracelet and rings. Our artists handmade one-of-a-kind pieces for everyone to enjoy.

Visit ZFolio to view the exhibit and buy one-of-a-kind art from local artists. The exhibit items are all for sale and can be taken home with you the same day.

ZFolio Gallery is FREE admission for all and ADA accessible. Groups are welcome! Masks are suggested.

Can’t visit, but see something you like? Call the gallery; they’ll be happy to help. 1.831.655.9891

GALLERY HOURS

Fri – Mon: 10:00am – 6:30pm
Tues – Thurs: 11:00am – 6:00pm

The gallery is open every day of the year except Dec 25, 2022

VISIT ZFOLIO

13 September 202127 September 2022

Reflections Exhibit + Sale

Front view of the Snowflake Coral Polyp Travels brooch - pendant

The exhibit + sale ended Oct 3, 2021 at the Pajaro Valley Arts gallery in Watsonville, CA

“Snowflake Coral Travels” was a new piece created for the Reflections exhibit + sale

As land traffic quieted down, ocean shipping traffic increased. Snowflake coral, an opportunistic hitchhiking animal, travels from port to port in the bilge water of ships. Bilge water released at a ship’s destination spreads the polyps who quietly invade and colonize new ports and defenseless reefs.

Argentium sterling silver, repurposed leather offcuts, stainless steel

1 x 7 x 6.4 cm

Side view of Snowflake Coral Polyp Travels

9 September 2017

Surf, Sand, and Silversmiths

“Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO” Earrings
Recycled Sterling Silver
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
30 x 30 x 10mm each
Microscopic sea creatures enlarged to swim through life with the wearer

Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Trio

Recycled Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
52 x 52 x 10 mm
Pendant on neckwire

“Radiolaria Collosphaera Cordova DMO”
Necklace
Recycled Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
52 x 52 x 7mm
Imaginary companion for Haeckel’s Collosphaera Radiolarians

19 November 200931 August 2017

Creating Components

In the years since I made a certain filigree component, I forgot which gauge wires I used. I also forgot that I’d annealed several times during the process, an oversight which was easily remedied after the small twisted strands broke a few times and I spent a few seconds thinking about it. Turns out I liked the large wire combo better for what I have in mind.

20 gauge fine silver + twisted doubled strand of 28 gauge fine silver (top left half of the picture)
18 gauge fine silver + twisted doubled strand of 26 gauge fine silver (bottom right half of the picture)

Today’s samples could become a part of a filigree hinged cuff idea that is in the process of moving from my mind into silver. Yesterday I flattened wire and made fine silver diamonds that could maybe – possibly – perhaps also be part of the final design.

The other day I made these

Variations of wrapped wire and flattened wire

And, tomorrow or someday soon, I’ll get back to making consistent versions of these

More practice needed: fine silver components

11 September 200931 August 2017

In the Mix in the Oakland Magazine

The layout where Souls Medal of Honor is published — The “In the Mix” section. Love the bottom half of the right hand page 🙂

Yesterday I half-heartedly leafed through the Sept/Oct edition of Oakland Magazine for an article on Lireille Gallery; we’d expected to see the article printed in the July edition. I was stopped mid-turn by a photo I recognized: “Souls Medal of Honor”, a piece of mine that I just wrote about here a few days ago.

the In the Mix section. Love the bottom half of the right hand page :)

Very shocking and very nice! The “In the Mix” section of Oakland Magazine includes a very nice article on Lireille Gallery, and my photo is the one they chose to run with the article. If you’re looking for the magazine in stores (aren’t you?! 🙂 ) here’s what the cover looks like.

the cover of the September/October 2009 edition

6 January 200931 August 2017

Peridot Ring – Flush & Prong Set

A fresh iteration of the “Bottleneck” ring design. All peridots. Four flush set and one prong set. The ring is ‘fresh’ because it’s less than 2 hours old. 🙂