Heck, I'D WEAR them!! Seriously, I'll PM you! I'm betting Linda would like them... We were just at a place called "Uncle Funky's" in Ephrata, Pa. on Friday. The lady has the most unique, advante gard -to- weird stuff imaginable. Wallet was lighter when we left but Linda will have some good presents coming... Brian
I think you were on hiatus before I could say thanks to you I just wanted to let you know my guitar picks are absolutely killer! thanks
These and your other examples are amazing. I did Jewelry making in college for about 3 years. My forte was lost wax casting: Same seashell ring with different cabs (pink sapphires): Honeycomb (using actual honeycomb for the casting) bracelet: But I did do some wire work: I also made a sterling silver guitar pick (no pic ) that I used for a time. I still have it lying around somewhere.
Thanks! Yours are Very Cool . I did a little bit of lost wax. Tried a few seed pods and flowers, but was mostly involved in silversmithing and also model making (by way of silversmithing/fabrication skills) for production lost wax (and metal mold, and rubber mold) casting. In my former life in this body, that is...
Yeah, I was gone for that . You are welcome ! I have something going with one of the stones from you. The vague idea started with that stone But I found this blue thing that I finished the idea with instead. I'll do something else with your dino bone stone.
and for those of yous who missed it : the back of the blue Chalcedony piece . I got impatient and a little sloppy
That was close to their limit. We got some real dirty looks when they found out I had taken one roll of shots without film in the camera. Had to dress em up again
Thanks! Funny you mention flowers, a lot of people used flowers for lost wax in my classes. One woman was a master at it. (I was only good at doing clay -- or rather, wax -- roses) Looks and sounds like you could've probably taught us all a thing or two. (This thread is making me sentimentally nostalgic.)
People do a lot these days with metal clay. I could've taught some stuff about fabrication, but worked in other areas only superficially. I did have some fun collecting flower material but didn't wax it up thick enough, plus the seed pods didn't burn out well = poor castings. Here's more of what I do now. Well, a group shot of recent parts from dies made in the last year or so. All with the "Pancake" type of cutting die like the snake.
Awesome stuff, again. I love the different colors -- the greens and coppers and bronze. The designs are really cool, too. I dig the aboriginal man-shape in the middle. I find it interesting that you say you never waxed your flower material up thick enough. I remember the woman who was expert with the flowers, she was genius in coating the petals and leaves with just enough wax, not thick at all, to get them stiff enough to withstand the investing, and especially to get the right metal weight without going overboard, since you can't really weigh the flowers.
Kokopelli : Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player, who has been venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's just a semi-random selection of interesting designs I was either commissioned to make, or made as experiments. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Interesting about the flowers. I would spray them with acrylic and then wax dip . I got some thick enough to work. I had some castings stolen from where I was working at. That sucked ! I have some digitized slides coming soon. One is of some casted trees (you know what I mean) ; I'm not sure if anything will show up well, but I'll post if it does.