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Friday, January 4, 2019

January 2019 Design Challenge -- Mixed Metals

Here are the entries from members of the SRAJD Organization for the following theme challenge:"Create a piece of jewelry featuring MIXED METAL”.

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Cherie Somerville
https://elksongjewelry.com/
I've been out of the scene for quite awhile, trying to stabilize my website sucks up all my time & focus! But this piece was creating just recently and I'm very fond of doing mixed metal pieces in general. I love organic, asymmetrical, amorphous shapes...curves & spirals and such. This pieces combines sterling & copper abstract shapes with a setting of deep green botryoidal malachite. Curvy, double-balled heavy gauge sterling wire creates a bail & fine copper wire "stitches" the sterling & copper shapes together. A mix of malachite & old India silver beads add more detail. 


Cathi Kent
http://www.beadstreetstudio.com
This is a simple piece made of brass and sterling silver.

... and a couple more pendants with silver and brass.




Rebecca Hibit
Copper/brass cuffs 


Monica Rice Harlan
https://jewelrydesignsbymonica.com/
Here's my little contribution. Pewter/brass/bronze boho turtle bracelet.
 

Pamela Hollis
http://www.pebblesatmyfeet.com/
I have plans in the new year to enlarge my technique to sheet metal sawing, and cold connections. Your pieces are inspiring! Here's my humble entry in copper and sterling silver and rustic cut chrysocolla. 

Annee DesignedIt
Fun accessories , I made myself a reversible necklace using a Dime and a Penny 

Pam Hurst 
I made this pendant with silver, 18k gold and a blue topaz. I reticulated the silver first.


Kim Forrer
Sterling silver hoops with some brass chain I received from a chain supplier as a sample. I don’t use brass chain but didn’t want to waste it so used it in these earrings.


Karen Nelmes
I made this pendant and a few more that I am still working on. Along with earrings and bracelets. It is copper and brass with labradorite teardrop beads.


Kim Lyons
http://www.tapestrygaldesigns.com/
My first solo Keum Boo Pendant. Made from fine silver and 23.5 Kt gold foil, on a sterling silver chain. The texture was done with my Cuddlebug embossing machine and a commercial pattern. I use a Bee Hive Kiln as my heat source.


Tammy Adams
http://www.paisleylizard.com
This mixed metal hearts brooch and pendant necklace are polymer clay with silver, brass, and copper metal paints and an LOS patina.


Laura Bracken
https://www.brackendesigns.com/
Here's a piece I had not planned on making but a new student wanted to learn rivets and I always find rivets and mixed metals go really well together.Sterling silver, brass, and copper.


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