The Sterlings

Thursday morning in the shop I've some things in sterling to show you, and some copper earrings to reveal to you tomorrow:

I am so excited about all of these pieces!

Back in February I took a hammer-forming class

in Pasadena, and I finally got around to using some of the techniques I picked up,

plus a few texturing ideas I'd had floating around the brain -

I am thrilled with the results!

Nooks, crannies, delicate forming and sweet Kingman Turquoise stone...

it reminds me of the seed pod casings strewn about my neighborhood;

something born, something revealed, possibility reigning.

Pretty sure this baby is a 6.25, will know for sure by Thursday, obviously!

Um, yes.

I just cannot even tell you how much work, love, sweat and silver there is in this piece,

How perfect and deep the maidenhair impression turned out:

the Agua Nueva looking quite like a Divine exclamation point

the hand-strung carved white stone beads....

You can even see the spores!

This one is a whopper: heavy, textured, rich

the stone pendant has a scalloped pierced back

and the way this looks on the body is

just

regal

and ethereal

like a very kind, compassionate queen.

lastly for the sterling pieces I made a tiny maidenhair pendant,

sterling silver

and 18k gold dot.

a sweet companion for a lovely neck.

Thursday morning, these pieces will find their way into

the

Metal Shop

!!!

Love,

Allison