terça-feira, 14 de junho de 2011

all metalworking and no glass makes Jack a dull boy




well it is not like 2010/2011 was a glass blackhole
thought I´d share with you some more small things in a great big world


Here´s a happy-go-lucky modern lyre.
Brilliant neon colours Bullseye brand glass.
It rolls on its axis, 950 sterling silver.
I have made a few of these and they fly out the door!
           This is a beautifully balanced roller, enough to drive cats wild  chasing it around the carpet!
Borosilicate glass fumed with deep chocolate striations of pure silver inside the glass.
On a nice shop bought italian rope chain.



Next a homage to Mendel. I hope you can zoom in on all these photos with your fancy computers and here see the latticino strands of DNA inside the glass vials. 
No precious metal here, so this is costume jewellery. And what of it?!
 Here I collaborated with the master. A seed from outside our house, don´t know which tree it is though I can tell you the ciccadas love it!
Wrapped in the usual 950 sterling silver, forming the bottle top corked into a fun fun coloured perfume bottle. This bottle was coated with bounce forgiving resin on the request of the recipient.

Can´t go wrong with these glass bead necklaces!
Every bead is absolutely unique, endless joy under examination. 
Very very special, ask about early bird specials! ;p 

Here a technique immense in its rewards for me, enamels.
Plain and simple 950 sterling silver earrings.
Copper centres supporting the enamel. Only the enamel bright sky blue and canary yellow is all bumpy! Don´t see that everyday.

And last and by no means least, an acorn. Plant that seed, help it grow.
Proudly recycled sodium glass from fluorescent light bulb.
950 sterling silver cap topped with (at this stage in my career) 12k gold rectangular hoop.
In this photo hanging from two of those tough and twisted shop bought italian rope chains.

So, yeah. All these photos on the red carpet were the fruits of a visit to my friend Rodrigo Farhat, journalist and professional photographer.
Thanks Rodrigo and thank you all.

oh oh! and please check my blog next door to see what is happening when silica is involved but in a more million year earth-cooked kinda way.