in the beginning
it all began by accident. and fun. and by having fun with accidents happening...
some while ago, quite a long while ago actually, and in full exploration mode i spent hours with a bandsaw and a bunch of copper, brass, silver pipes and tubes of all sizes and ...cut away!
'slices' of various sizes began piling up on my bench, some immediately finding their composition and combinations
some while ago, quite a long while ago actually, and in full exploration mode i spent hours with a bandsaw and a bunch of copper, brass, silver pipes and tubes of all sizes and ...cut away!
'slices' of various sizes began piling up on my bench, some immediately finding their composition and combinations
in the interim
then last year i found a box tucked away in my studio and almost forgotten, and pulled out six 2" x 2" thin square slices in brass, almost as out of thin air....
big square slice earrings in the making
and these came out: the square slices!
the big squares
still in playing mode, i quickly put together six pairs of big thin square brass slice earrings, with a simple sterling silver ear wire and put them out to the world, without much thinking (did i mention that i was just playing?)
and to my surprise, or maybe i was just caught off guard, these babies just flew off my earrings rack almost in no time and i found myself wondering... should i make some more?
people really liked them, why not?
but the experimental original 'slices' were gone and i had to start from scratch, slice them afresh from a pipe i could not find in my stash and with a band saw i no longer had...
people really liked them, why not?
but the experimental original 'slices' were gone and i had to start from scratch, slice them afresh from a pipe i could not find in my stash and with a band saw i no longer had...
in the interim 2 (or, re-thinking the squares..)
so, in the meantime, and given what i had and did not have handy, i decided to start from scratch. that is, make the 'slices' from scratch. yes, i have tools, luckily i have tools and with hands and tools, i can make things. it might take some time, but i can make things...
and...here we go:
making Square Slice Earrings from scratch!
helping hand
then someone gave me a gift....speed up the process a bit, you say?
and now, as i catch up to speed and can let my playing expand a bit further, just playing still...
the circles are in
so for now my little steps have taken me to add another style to the collection, and the circles are now rising, in 2 sizes and color finishes
Circle Slice Earrings grouping in black and yellow brass
the slice collection
and so now, to top it all off, i am happy to introduce (yes, right at the bottom) a new page just for the slices collection right off my website, that is just around the corner... check it out!
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