Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Silver and Turquoise Bracelet

This is the type of jewellery I started out making, mainly using wire. I started using silver-coloured copper wire, and now my favourite type of wire is sterling silver. Although it is expensive and does tarnish over time, I haven't found anything that compares to the luster of silver. For one of my next projects, I am thinking about breaking out the art clay. This "clay" is made with tiny bits of silver and an organic binding and when fired it comes out 99.9% pure silver. I worked with art clay a few year ago but I stopped because it is very expensive and hard to work with, the clay dry out very fast. On the plus side, it gives you all the design creativity of clay with a result in silver. With the right idea (and over the years I've though of and recorded a few) hopefully I can made some real original stunning pieces. I'll keep you posted!

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