Charm Swap 9: Moving Right Along

 I decided I better keep up the momentum and get to the point where I could be sure I was going to have enough materials. So today I soldered the copper rings and flattened them. Then I ran some silver wire through the rolling mill, and cut it to length.

 I was really getting nervous toward the end, but it turns out my estimate on wire was right on with about 2cm to spare. That was close!  Of course, I could have been a little more precise on the length of the silver strips, but I like the security of that extra overlap. And when I'm done, I'll have a bunch of little silver pieces to melt into balls for future projects.

Next I'll be cleaning up the seams on some of the copper and then I'll start soldering that silver down. Lets hope I don't melt anything!

Charm Swap 9: Getting Started

I've FINALLY picked my design for the Etsy Metal Charm Swap 9! They'll be smaller versions of my Horizontal Stripes Necklace. 

I've got all my materials and I even completed the first step, cutting the copper:

Next up, soldering the little guys. I'll keep you posted!

Four A Month: February

Copper, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver, Copper

This month for the Flickr Four A Month challenge I've been working on stripes! Stripes as components of biological forms. Stripes as focal points. Stripes as art objects. Stripes, stripes, stripes! I'm really digging stripes, so much that I've already listed some in my Etsy shop and there are sure to be more in the future.

Horizontal, Sterling Silver

Gymnosperm Receptacle, Sterling Silver and Copper

If you are in the Humboldt area you can see "Gymnosperm Receptacle" and "Horizontal" at Hunter Plaid Gallery in the Sunny Brae Shopping Center with the North Coast Metal Arts Guild's February exhibition. Show runs through March 8th.