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

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....

and these came out: the square slices!

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...

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:

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...

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

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!

and so this one is GONE.
the last of the shard rings from a series of long ago...

it's fun to see them leave. happy together, the person, the object, the perfect match.
the little story behind ​these rings was indeed an inspiration, but really i just love the shape. shape, function, wear it as a ring, wear it as a pendant...wear it.

into spring and looking ahead.
lots of work on the bench and the new slices collection is steadily growing.
the big squares have been selling out right from the beginning of the year and I recently added a slighter smaller size to satisfy the milder version of 'big'...

this week will be adding a new style to the line, here in preview...circles!

simple sequence of events in playing mode and so these new earrings came to life.

they go well together with the squares and make a perfect mis-match pair for a daring and stylish earring statement.
don't you think?

Since the beginning of the year these new earrings have been best sellers the minute I released them out to the world. many people have also been asking about a smaller version of these bold earrings, and so.... introducing below the slightly smaller version of the squares, still big enough for a decisive impact, but taking a bit of the 'big' edge off in a 1.75" square.

from the early feedback i am receiving it seems that these are the perfect choice for someone who wants to be brave and fearless at the same time, but in a just a smaller scale. as the bigger version, they come in black brass and in yellow brass.

a couple of weeks ago while looking for silver to melt, i found more treasures!
a few pieces of experimental work and 'studies' in sterling silver and 18K gold from way way back.

bit is one of 3 pendants i pulled out from that re-discovered pouch and refreshed by sliding it onto a simple black cotton cord, complete with 2 tube sliders to match for easy adjustment of length and pendant style.

and, going through my note books, also found  the scribble i wrote at that time, apparently documenting the process along with the frustrations...!

​among the pieces in straight 18K gold are these earrings below, in quick pre-view