Metal Works

I have recently had the opportunity to dig out my metal tools and supplies and hammer out some jewelry. Ohhhh. Boooyyyy! It has been so much fun. I find myself in almost a trance like state, completely unaware of time or space. I find a rhythm and a flow, and I just…. create. Pierce, pound, texture, etch, anneal, harden…. and repeat. I am creating all of the metal elements out of sheet metals or metal wire, and since I had a lot of copper already, primarily out of copper.

I love working with metal. It was one of those things that took me by surprise too. I really only too metalsmithing in college to avoid taking ceramics. But I quickly fell in love with the process and the idea of taking something cold, flat, and rigid and turning it into something dimensional.

It had been approximately 8 years since I had really had the opportunity to work with metal. I did a couple small projects here and there, but this is the first time I have had all my tools and had the space, place, and time to really dig in. When I worked with metal before, I was more interested in sculptural pieces than jewelry. I am enjoying the jewelry making now, but hope to do more sculptural work in the future.

I have really enjoyed it and hope to make the most of it while it is available to me! I am in the middle of setting up an etsy shop, and will post a link as soon as I get things posted. Here are a few more pictures of what I have been working on:

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