Hot Off The Bench

Been a few days "off" line visiting with very dear friend and client.
I know I said the next blog would be about designing. However, in the mean time Jerry has finished a few new pieces. You can find them listed at wearablemetalartjfh.etsy.com. Now for your preview.

Fossilized Coral w/Champagne La-Diamond

This is a beautiful designer "free form" cut of Fossilized Coral. Blends of grays to black with "peaks" of peach coral bubbling in view. Jerry has elected to accent this piece with a 7mm round brilliant cut Champagne Russian lab diamond.
To bring out the peach colors. (white spots are light reflections) Pendant is hand fabricated in 9.25 Sterling Silver; measures approximately 2.5 in. long and 1.25 in. wide.

Sea Turtle Pendant

  This is a special piece....hand fabricated Sea Turtle
   A few weeks back we had the pleasure to have been paid a visit from Patty Lakinsmith, a wonderful creative artist. Please visit her great work displayed for sale in her Esty shop at: pattylakinsmith.etsy.com
  During this visit she shared a preview of some of her new "reptilian" lampwork glass focal beads.  Jerry's viewed this gorgeous bead and said "this one is mine" as it "spoke" to him.
Turtle is formed using techniques of tooling and "reprose`". With hand forged 14 ga. round wire for the body. And has secured the bead in a matter that it can be turned around and be viewed from both sides. Beautiful shades of rust yellows with purple hues and uniquely etched pattern. Hangs from bail behind the head and is approx. 3.5 in. long by 3.25 in. wide. Sterling Silver 9.25

Fresh Water Pearl and Lapis Lazuli Pendant

Another new piece is this beautiful and graceful pendant. A free form white fresh water pearl and a designer cut cabochon of natural Lapis Lazuli, royal blue shades with "gold" pyrite. With a graceful hand forged curl like swirl running from right side to upper left of 16 ga. square wire. (Lavender spot at left bottom is a light reflection) Bail is behind/piece is hand fabricated in Sterling Silver 9.25. Approx. size 1.5 in. long by 2 in. at widest point.

Lapis Lazuli Pendant

Another Lapis Lazuli pendant. This time a Triangle cut cabochon on top and a spectacular "tongue" cut at the bottom. Beautiful royal blue with "gold" pyrite, (spot at bottom center is a light reflection),16ga. round wire star burst with 7mm round white pearl at left.
Pendant is hand fabricated in Sterling Silver 9.25. Bail behind and is approx. 2.25 in. long by 1.5 in. wide

Last, but least is this larger spectacular pendant. Triangle shape, left top, and designer free form cut, center, of Purple Sagilite. Accented at right with a free form Fresh Water Pearl. Pretty purple to lavender and "splotches" deep dark purple. Pendant is hand fabricated in Sterling Silver 9.25; bail behind and is approx. 3 in. long and 1.5 in. wide

Hope you have enjoyed this preview. Please stop by our Etsy Shop at: wearablemetalartjfh.etsy.com to purchase or our website: wearablemetalartbydesign.com.
I will be posting our show list for 2011 soon. Plus, I still promise to post my designing blog too....bye for now, Fran