new display

As it turns out I'm not totally happy with the new display.  The bar for hanging earrings doesn't really function as hoped and I'm thinking of changing it again so I can include more earrings. 

Patina table

This is a shot of the patina table just before Christmas. Most of these parts are for earrings. They are copper and brass.  The brass are the green. There is also one bronze Redfish buckle that I was trying the red patina on. It's perfect for that buckle. 

This is a pair from that series. The parts are jointed so they move.  Sterling and brass 

Suburban Tribal

New line of forged and hammer textured earrings, bracelets and pendants made of aluminium. Today I took some time to further develop this idea of very large earrings that are supper light weight. Keeping it simple by leaving coarse hammer marks and texturing helps to keep the price down and adds the intended funky look. They are still labor intensive but the aluminium takes the high price of silver out of the equation. It also allows for the bold statement with out the weight. These earrings are 2 to 3 inches or more yet feel weightless to wear.

They're fun to make too. You can really move some metal when the it doesn't put up much resistance  but they are very strong and durable and colorful.  I have added several to my display at the artisans' guild gallery.