Daphne's large pendant boasts cabochons of jasper and green peridot. She acid-etched the front sheet and soldered on the bezels for the stones. She then refined the shape of the sheet and soldered on a tube bail on the back for a chain. Finally, she oxidized the piece in liver of sulfur, buffing off the high points and leaving the darkness in the crevices of the design etching.
A fantastic, large, and well-executed piece!
This is also a piece of Daphne's creation- a gorgeous cabochon of moonstone set in a decorative gallery wire and soldered to a substantial ring shank.
Monique acid-etched a sterling silver piece, punched holes, and oxidized/buffed it. A work in progress: she's going to string it to make a bracelet with these gorgeous coral beads.
Another seaweed acid-etched neckpiece by Monique.
These beauties by Monique utilize keum-boo- fusing pure gold onto the sterling silver surface, which was first depletion-gilded (annealed 4 times). 2 layers of thin silver sheet became a sturdy backdrop to the gorgeous faceted chalcedony stones.
A gorgeous glass cabochon bezel-set by Monique and ready to put on a chain and wear!
These artsy earrings by Sharon feature 2 sets of rubies- small faceted ones on the bottom drop, and 2 larger star rubies cabochon-set above. Cool hanging earwires too!
Another view of these fab earrings! All metalwork entirely hand-made by Sharon.
This "turbine" ring features a cool plastic button! Sharon bezel-set it and then accented the back plate of sterling with some punches and oxidation. A large ring full of character.
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