Society of North American Silversmiths

Good News! I just received a notice from SNAG that they are using my piece "Ride the Pony" a working carousel on their website.
This piece is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".





There is another pic in an earlier post.

RED JADE

Glass & Metal Charm Swap

I cut out the charm from 24 gauge copper and used Vitreous Enamel (Powdered glass) to add the design. I made the Byzantine design chain bracelet from 18 gauge aluminium jump rings.

Adventures in New Mediums

The Lily pendant is a piece I carved in wax and had it cast in Nu-gold (Yellow Bronze). The next step is to refine the piece and have a mold made for multiple reproductions in gold or silver. This is another new process for me. I took scrap gold and melted it down then rolled and forged it into this cuff. An Anniversary gift for my husband.

Smokey Quartz

Sterling silver with 14ct Smokey Quartz.

2 New dichro neck pieces

Sterling silver with Dichroic Glass and AB Bubble.

Sterling silver with Dichroic glass and Swarovski crystals and Briolette.

Hammered Brass & Dichro glass

Prong set Dichroic glass and Hammered Brass with 4mm Druk Crystal AB and gold seed beads.

Dichro cuffs

Sterling silver and brass cuffs.

New Dichro

Sterling silver, Dichroic glass and gypsy/burnished set Swarovski Crystals.

Pagoda Dichro

Sterling silver with brass accents this piece measures 3 3/4" including the bail. Dichroic glass by Mary Clendeninn.

Wilma Flinstone eat your heart out!

Rose quartz and rock crystal with Swarovski crystals as spacers. The rose quartz beads are 1 1/4" long and the rock crystal beads are 1 3/8" long. The Swarovski crystals are 4mm lavender bicones surrounded by 3mm AB crystal bicones. The necklace is 31" long with a sterling silver lobster claw clasp.

Rose quartz with vintage AB crystals. Rose quartz beads are 1 1/4" long. Crystals are graduated in size largest starting at 13mm. Necklace is 26 1/2" long with a sterling silver lobster claw clasp.

Amithyst scroll pendant

Sterling silver and amithyst pendant. 2 1/8 " x 1 3/4"

Pill box

I thought I might try making some other pieces besides jewelry. This is a brass pill box 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/2".

Black Spinel

2-3mm Black Spinel dangles on a 1mm chain.

Sterling silver and black spinel earrings.

Update

Here is the carousel with the multicolor tourmaline chain I made.

This years entry

My entry for the 2009 Student Art Show is a working carousel. There is a fan knob on the bottom of the box that you can turn and the carousel, the crown and the Mystic topaz on top of the box all turn. The door knocker type rings on the side of the box is where you attach the removable multi color tourmaline chain that I'm still making.

The entire piece was made from scratch. It is by far the most difficult and intricate piece I have ever endeavored to make. There is a miniature cameo in the middle of the carousel. The box is a 1 1/2" square.

Necklaces

Sterling hand forged links.

Large Aquamarine nuggets with a Sterling hand fabricated Toggle Clasp.

Rosina V. Malone 1909-2009

On February 13, 2009 my Mother and best friend passed from this earthly plain. She was well loved by many. I will celebrate her life everyday and I know that she will always be with us if not in body than in spirit.

I LOVE YOU MOM AND WILL MISS YOU EVERY DAY UNTIL WE CAN BE TOGETHER AGAIN!

RLM inspired

High polished stainless steel with matte finish brass circles. Inspired by Robert Lee Morris' pieces. The high polish reflects the light and the double jump rings make the earrings dance and catch the light.

2009

Well it's here with the promise of things new.
Here in the USA it means a new president. YEAH!
It will be the 30th year that my husband and I have been together and God willing will be the 100th year that my Mother has been on this planet.

I also have plans to expand my jewelry business and to look for some galleries or maybe a museum to exhibit my Art Jewelry. I have some exciting pieces that I have been working on and some designs that I've sketched up that are receiving some interest. Fingers crossed!

I also hope to do some traveling. I have not left NYC since my leg was paralyzed. It seems it was not the only thing that got paralyzed. I closed up in many ways and fear crept into my life stopping me from doing things that were not affected by my condition. My leg became a good excuse and many would not question it. There is still things I can't do but I'm going to try to do the things I know I could do if I just tried.

I hope the new year brings all of you out there whatever it is you need to enjoy your life. Have a happy, healthy year and do something unexpected you might have fun!

Xmas Ornament 2

My attempt to add color to metal.

Hand forged copper with Prismacolor and Dichroic glass.

(3 1/2" x 3 1/2")

Xmas Orchid ornament

Hand forged copper Orchid with dichroic glass.
(3 1/2" x 3 1/2")

More of the Hawaiian Collection

More Sterling Dichoic pieces.

Pele-Hawaiian Goddess of the Volcano

The dichroic glass in this piece resembles flowing lava. The piece is articulated to depict a dancing movement such as the Hula.

Break the Cycle

" Break the Cycle"
Sterling silver pendant with high polished background and satin finish on broken circle.

Something different

Necklace with detachable eyeglass holder.
Jet and clear crystals and freshwater potato pearls.

New warrior earrings

Stainless Steel and Sterling silver

Rachael Ray's little angel Isaboo

Sterling silver and brass photo pendant with watch crystal.

Once more to Hawaii

The Hibiscus flowers on this pendant were hand forged from 26 guage sterling silver sheet.

Hawaiian Memories

The orchid was cut and shaped from 24 gauge sterling sheet with a 4mm Citrine gemstone in the middle of the orchid and the large stone is dichroic glass. Piece is approximately 2 inches high.

Black & White

This ring is sterling silver with black spinel and cubic zirconia.

I am the WARRIOR

Hand pierced and fabricated from 24 gauge sterling silver sheet and 20 gauge Sterling wire