Withered ivy
8/28/2013
This rather unexpected inspiration came from those pictures I made some time ago:
The pendant is made of fine and sterling silver and is adorned with tiny garnets. It is oxidized on very unusual, sandy brown color, and partially polished.
Forest dew
8/28/2013
Openwork, asymmetrical pendant inspired by this wonderful smell of damp earth and leaves you can feel in a forest in the morning or after the rain.
Each branch and leaf was sculped by hand of fine silver. In the cente there is a small, tear-shape labradorite that flashes green, blue and light brown colors. It is oxidized and polished.
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold...
8/28/2013
...and leaves of gold there grew.
Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew.
Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew.
Small openwork pendant showing two pleached mallorn trees. Made by hand of fine silver, sterling silver and golden labradorite.
Lothlórien - the Golden Wood - has always been my favourite elven realm and this is certainly not the last piece inspired by this wonderful, dreamy place :)
Moonlight Forest
8/07/2013
This piece was inspired by the beauty of nature as well as by J.R.R. Tolkien's prose. I wanted it to have an elven feel, and to show the atmosphere of the forest glad (or path?) lighted by moonlight.
The pendant was made totally by hand of fine silver, sterling silver and moonstone. It's oxidized and polished. And I'm quite proud I managed to make a small triquetra symbol out of the trees' roots ;)
Unity of opposites
8/04/2013
Finally, I tried to do something more "advanced" :) This pendant was inspired by the stone- wonderful labradorite that flashes green, blue and lightly red colors. I saw the two opposite elements in it- water and fire- and I wanted to create a piece with simple, but not too literal symbols of both of them. I decided to make a tear-shape, two-layered and a bit open work base and to adorn it with three swirls on each side. Depends on the color which dominates at the moment, it can be seen as a water drop with waves/seaweed, or as the candle flame with smoke.
This is rather small, yet still the biggest piece of jewellery I made so far (2,8cm length). Soldering a bezel was a pain- I couldn't heat up the whole piece enough. When I finally did, the top of the stone setting became a bit too large- I couldn't bend it well and in result it comes off a bit. Besides that, I'm very happy with how this pendant turned out. I oxidized, wiped and polished it to enhance its construction and the details.
Mooncat
8/03/2013
Well, I just love cats ;) I also wanted to try engraving bark texture on a small branch before I'll make my first tree, so I spontaneously drew this simple project and decided to make it real. The greatest challenge was this small stone setting :) The moon is made of little blue labradorite. The pendant is oxidized and has a matte finish.
