Hi Everyone!
I know, I know- two posts in one day can you believe it? But I had some exciting news I wanted to share with you. A few weeks ago I was interviewed by the lovely Rose Picon from the Connective Corridor online news letter. The news letter features artists in the Syracuse area and this month I was chosen! Here's a link to the article:
http://connectivecorridor.syr.edu/2011/02/21/turning-memories-into-metal/
Its a sweet article about one of my series of jewelry and has a few pictures of some of my work. I hope that you all enjoy it!
Until next time,
Brigitta
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
500 Rings
Howdy Everyone,
I hope that you have all seen the Lark Books 500 series. They are beautiful books of contemporary jewelry. Each book is arranged by theme-there's 500 brooches, 500 vessels, 500 boxes and lockets, and so many more! For more info about the 500 Series visit the Lark website here:
http://www.larkcrafts.com/500-series/
Lark Books is publishing a second 500 Rings book with submissions due March 30. I have been working on a ring that I plan on submitting. Its not complete yet but it will be soon. Here is a photo of it in its current state.
I carved all of the details out of wax and then cast it into sterling silver. It hinges open to reveal a compartment. The dome of the ring is comprised of flowers based on the Victorian language of flowers. Lovers and friends used to send secret messages in flower bouquets with each flower having a different meaning. I used daisy, forget me not, helenium, cypress, willow, flowering reed, and yew. The band is made up of files and a stylized crow. Can anyone guess what the message is?
If anyone else is interested in submitting to 500 Rings here is the link to their submission page:
http://www.larkcrafts.com/submit/calls-for-submissions/#500rings
Until next time,
Brigitta
I hope that you have all seen the Lark Books 500 series. They are beautiful books of contemporary jewelry. Each book is arranged by theme-there's 500 brooches, 500 vessels, 500 boxes and lockets, and so many more! For more info about the 500 Series visit the Lark website here:
http://www.larkcrafts.com/500-series/
Lark Books is publishing a second 500 Rings book with submissions due March 30. I have been working on a ring that I plan on submitting. Its not complete yet but it will be soon. Here is a photo of it in its current state.
I carved all of the details out of wax and then cast it into sterling silver. It hinges open to reveal a compartment. The dome of the ring is comprised of flowers based on the Victorian language of flowers. Lovers and friends used to send secret messages in flower bouquets with each flower having a different meaning. I used daisy, forget me not, helenium, cypress, willow, flowering reed, and yew. The band is made up of files and a stylized crow. Can anyone guess what the message is?
If anyone else is interested in submitting to 500 Rings here is the link to their submission page:
http://www.larkcrafts.com/submit/calls-for-submissions/#500rings
Until next time,
Brigitta
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Electroforming continued
Hello Everyone!
I have an update on my electroforming project. After about a week of cleaning the copper daily, my pieces have finally been sufficiently plated. Here are some photos of the results. I'm really pleased as to how they turned out and I think will make a beautiful finished project. The bumpy growth is due to rapid build up of the copper. This can be caused by having the voltage too high or the piece being placed too close to one of the dangling copper plates. But as they were natural forms and were already sort of lumpy, the bumps don't bother me at all!
The next step for these pieces is a trip to the burn out kiln. The pieces still have the orginal twigs inside the copper plate. These will be placed in a hot kiln and the material removed by burning it out. Then the pieces will be hollow.
Until next time,
Brigitta
I have an update on my electroforming project. After about a week of cleaning the copper daily, my pieces have finally been sufficiently plated. Here are some photos of the results. I'm really pleased as to how they turned out and I think will make a beautiful finished project. The bumpy growth is due to rapid build up of the copper. This can be caused by having the voltage too high or the piece being placed too close to one of the dangling copper plates. But as they were natural forms and were already sort of lumpy, the bumps don't bother me at all!
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| My group of five objects |
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| The smallest of the wreathes. |
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| And the largest. |
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| A detail of the leaves of the largest wreath. You can see the bumpy texture the object got. |
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| Another wreath. |
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| In this picture you can see where I cut off the copper wire that was attached to the piece. The dark spot is glue. You can see around the lgue the thikness of the copper build up. The pieces are still pretty delicate. |
Until next time,
Brigitta
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