the slices collection has landed!

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

the old band saw and a bunch of brass slices from an old batch

von 1 bis 10 Necklace (1991 c.) - slices of sterling silver and copper square tube..

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?)

the big square slice earrings in yellow and black brass

the big square slice earrings in yellow brass

the medium square slice earrings in black brass

big and medium square slice earrings in black and yellow brass

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...

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!