Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Fusion Hoop Earrings

Fusion Hoop Earrings

Another sculpted piece to go with the our growing 
collection of Fusion Ocean Jewelry line.  These are a little over an
inch hoop earring for pierced ears with the sculpted Starfish dots along with the
Fan Coral texture flowing together.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

New Bamboo Ring


The EDGE Bamboo Ring with
sculpted bamboo leaves 

I'm not going to be shy about this ring...I love it.

I sculpted a graduated bamboo base and then added three little bamboo leaves to each section of the bamboo. The "Edge" comes from where the wide bamboo starts and the small bamboo begins. This is not a lightweight ring but I've sculpted a well made ring and I think at a great price too. You can check this out at my new Etsy Store, just click on the Etsy Store Logo.
Materials: Sterling Silver (shown) with oxidation to bring out the detail.
Widest Width: 7/8"
Available in 1/2 sizes, please specify.
Available Finishes: Sterling Silver, Bronze, Gold Plated & Rhodium Finish

New Wide Bamboo Cuff


Wide Bamboo Cuff with
sculpted bamboo leaves

Medium Cuff
Width: 1.5"
Available in Sterling Silver, Antiqued
Two Tone 14k Gold and Sterling Silver


New Bamboo Cuff

Graduated Bamboo Cuff with sculpted
bamboo leaves
wrapping around the cuff
Medium Size Cuff
Widest Point Width: 1"
Smallest Point Width: 3/8"
 Available in two tone 14k gold & sterling silver
Shown in Sterling Silver, antiqued

Fusion Starfish Pendant

Fusion
Ocean Art

Pendant Size: 2"
Depth: 3/8"
Available in Bronze,
Sterling Silver (shown), 14k Gold

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

My wife likes Dolphins...Finished!


My not so great picture of the completed Dolphins.  I'm usually trying to get them out the door so that my customers can see their new jewelry but hopefully you can see the detail.


Mike also sent me a photo of his wife wearing the dolphins on her omega. I was so pleased to see how the two dolphins layed, it was better than I imaged...to me it makes an elegant statement.
Mike wrote me and told me his wife is very pleased
with the slide and wears it a lot!

This is where we get to play a bit...because I sculpted each dolphin separetely...I get to arrange them and visually show Mike some of his options for placing the dolphins before we cast them. And if your wondering which one we picked...we both picked #1

Choice #1
Choice #2
Choice #3

Their Close Up Shop
The machanicals come next...fitting these two on a
10mm Omega and still look real!

My Inspiration Photo


“playfully in love”

We met Mike in Virginia during the Neptune Show and he e-mailed me later asking for some Slider suggestion...well after a few ideas and sketches back in forth, he said, "My wife likes Dolphins".  I use to feel nervous about going out of my comfort zone but lately I've just jumped in and started sculpting, because now my real challenge is making sure that when his wife looks at her new playful dolphins, she just smiles.

So to my suprise...I can sculpt a Dolphin.

Mike's Dolphin Slider will be a one of a kind but due to my slip-up, I will be sculpting another pair
to fit a 4-6mm Omega.

Hermit Crab Necklace


"Herman"

Is it too creepy?


I know...I'm adorable.

This is what happens when your husband shows you an
adorable Hermit Crab with personality...

...I mean, look at this face, who could not resist
sculpting a cute little fella like this?

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tree Frog Cuff

 This is going to be one cool cuff.

The back legs and feet are actually what goes around the arm holding the cuff in place plus the upper left arm and hand just add extra support. The right hand props his head up and although his back is facing you now, when wearing him he is looking at you. So whether he is on your left arm or right, he is always looking at you. As pictured now, he is on your right arm scooting down...on your left arm, he is scooting up your arm. No profile shots yet...still fine tuning his handsome features.

The first casting will be all Sterling Silver with antiquing to bring out the detail and depth in the philodendrons.


My Little Tree Frog Cutie Pie Cuff with little heart
Philodendrons trailing down his back.


 Say Hello!  

Can you guess what's coming soon?

Monday, October 17, 2011

Katie's Bouquet

She said YES!!!




Dawn-
I recently saw some of your work at the Apple Festival up in North Carolina.  I am interested in having an engagement ring custom created.  I love your floral renderings and as such, the inspiration for my ring is the winter flower called the Snowdrop.  I'm not exactly sure how I want this executed (not being artistic and such).  Please let me know what I needs to happen for this to move forward, thanks so much for your time...

...well, first I needed to see what a Snowdrop Flower looked like and to my suprize...I loved this flower and immediately saw the flower draping over her finger. I pulled several pictures off the web and asked if these were what she had in mind and it was. Here are the inspirational pictures Katie & I agreed upon.



  

Once I started working on the ring I realized that either the ring was going to have to be shortened or she had to have long fingers, well Katie was blessed with very long fingers, so my Snowdrop Bouquet draping over her fingers could continue. 

This is what I sculpted...
My idea is for the open Snowdrop bud on top will hold
a diamond in a 6 prong setting.  I've added a blue wax ball
to visually show the placement of the setting.
Not your typical band but once together it all works together.
I love the additional draped buds on each side. Each semi-open buds
are three dimensional showing the detail inside the petals.
I have about one more day of fine tuning.


Katie's Update!

Next...Casting in White Gold plus adding the diamond!