Showing posts with label sterling silver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sterling silver. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Men's Pendant, another kum boo piece


I made this pendant with 925 silver and 24kt gold. I added the gold in not parallel lines, I didn't want to make it so geometric...

The pendant is 3cm long and 2,1cm wide.

I hammered it to add texture and oxidised it for colour and contrast with the yellow gold.

It was fun making this piece! And a lot of patience.

I hope you like it!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Mi nube, my cloud, mon nuage



Using the kum boo technique I elaborated this pendant. You have to laminate the gold and make it as thinner as you can; you can tell when you're in the right weight by the sound of the delicate sheet of 24kt gold.
I draw a cloud in paper then translate to the silver, saw it, filed it and it was ready to put the gold in the silver. You have to use a scalpel to cut the gold sheet. The silver is heated first and then the gold is added, in a very delicate and careful way. The gold is attached to the silver surface by heat. Of course, the silver has to be clean of fingerprints which leave oil in the surface of the metal.
If you did the procedure in the right way, the gold will stick to the silver and will not go out, not even if you try to scratch it with whatever you can.

In this pendant and another pendant I hammered and oxidised the silver and polish it with a jewelry cloth.

I brushed the back of the pendant and I realised I liked it as much as the front of it! So it's a double sided cloud...

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Playing with Fire small trapezoidal earrings


Description

I had fun making this pair! They are simple but the reticulated silver adds a "je ne sais quoi"! You can wear them with anything and even play with them.

It's all handmade by me in sterling silver.

The front is shiny and the back a bit matte. Every pair is handmade, they will look similar but never the same.
The lenght is 3,3cm aprox.
Widest part: 1,1cm.
Have fun!

PRICE: 37.50 USD