Just about finished with the earrings! All the little granules are fused into place. Here's a picture of the backs. you can see how I repoussed the backs to give the leaves more detail.
Now all that is left is to shape the ear wires! Only have to take a few more pictures and then these will be posted on Etsy for sale!
Above is a pair of repousse leaf earrings. I made a pair of these last summer and I love them! They're total show stoppers and I can't part with them so I would like to make another pair to sell!
Then I have to make many little granulation pieces! These are slightly bigger than grains of sand!
So here are some finished pictures of a few items I gave you a sneak peek of. The mother-of-pearl is hand engraved by me. I then set them, like stones, in fine silver bezels.
Trying to take pictures of mother-of-pearl can be difficult--as you can see the lighting makes a huge difference. Of course, mother-of-pearl looks best when worn-- I love how it's constantly changing colors!
This one has a double strand of tiny white freshwater pearls-- it's really beautiful! I really like the bail that I made on this one!
I have to again thank my aunt Haruko for the wonderful book about cherry blossom designs through out Japanese art history! As you can see--it was very inspiring! Thank you!
Just finished these little mini medallions. They're very sweet and easy to wear. The medallions are hand cast sterling silver-- made from my cherry blossom designs!
I've posted these 2 before-- These are all available for sale now! You can see them at the Shop People Gallery in SE Portland.
I've been playing around with this new engraving idea!
My aunt in Japan sent me a book on Japanese cherry blossom designs and it was very inspiring! You would be impressed to see all the different design variations of the cherry blossom there are in Japanese art history.
Now I'm working on bezels to set them in. I'm also on the hunt for some small stringing pearls-- I have a few new pendants that I think would look great on a dainty strand of pearls!
I haven't decided yet-- but I might set them with some fabulous grey moonstones. One pendant has a repousse bail (left) and the other has a more contemporary bail. I love them both.
This one is one of my new sterling flower charms. Very simple and delicate!
This one is the one I've been wearing! I really like this on a leather band-- nice contrast with the metal! The design is an original design. I have a few more like this--just waiting for more leather to make a few more necklaces.
This idea was passed along to me by a customer! I love the way mother-of-pearl looks and can't wait to make more using it! Above is a piece that I engraved-- its a one-of-a-kind!
I've been busy today and finally finished these wonderful little hoops! These little charms can be easily swapped out for other little charms. These are pink sapphires. I have other pictures of pearl drops and flower medallion charms that can also used, see--Hoop hoop Horay for more pictures:)
