Back at That Casting Grind...

All this time I've been waiting to get back to the studio to do some more work and so I have....

(I have been creating rings and this is one of them that has been cast....)

(This is another that has been cast as well)

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post a picture of the two of them as they have been cast.

Earring Challenge #4: Hollow Form

I began by cutting out the shape for which I would then I would make smaller gauged in the studio...

..rolled to correct gauge and began the forming process

End Product! 

The idea was to make a pair of earrings without using circles in the form, but also creating a hollow form. SPICULUMS! I made spiculums that were hollow with non-precious stones (cubic-zerconias) in them. There is a small space leading down to the stone that i left open to purposefully draw your eye towards the somewhat hidden "treasure". I am proud of the successful outcome of these earrings. :D

Earring Challenge #3: Using only domes, circles, or spheres in presentation

For this earring challenge I used the dapping punch and made four replicas of domes. I then chases the sides in order for the soldering process to work well. I made the earring wires while creating the design in order for them to flow with the piece and the earrings to have movement. These little earring spaceships spin around on the wires unevenly to give them a fun and playful feel of movement. These earrings did not come out as I had planned for them to, but the mistakes are happy ones and work better to help the piece in the end.

Earring Challenge #2: Wire Only

Our next challenge was wire, which I'm not personally fond of using it all of the time, but I believe that these earrings came out well for being only able to use materials I do not often use on their own if at all. They came out better than I expected them too. What do you guys think?

Earring Challenge #1: Mixed Media

In the process of creating the porcupine quill earrings....adding the color and ear wires to the mixed media challenge earrings...

..close up of finished piece.

These were the first of four earring challenges. They were definitely a success! :)

Update

Ah, so it seems posting from my phone will be on hold for a while, but I will be posting from the laptop frequently in order to keep you all up to date :)