Hand Pierced Delights - Kate Case Jewelry

 

 

Metalsmith Kate Case creates lovely work in sterling silver

embellished with 18 KT gold and various gemstones.

She specializes in the traditional techniques of

 hand piercing and repoussé.

 

I immediately became smitten with her hand-pierced jewelry

designs because of her singular vision and the overall 

visual design of her work.

The repetitive elements of her designs bring

a charming classical quality to her work.

 

 

Her work is meticulously hand cut with a jeweler's saw,
and the care is truly apparent in every one of her pieces.

 

 

 

 

 I always enjoy viewing pictures that show

the artist's detailed processes and techniques.

It gives me a sense of how each piece

slowly yet surely comes together.

Here are some photos of Kate's intricate

hand cut work in progress.

 

 

It’s easy to see there can be a great deal of enjoyment in perfecting

these processes, even when it comes to creating the same design

and components over and over – although of course

in the world of the handmade

 no piece is ever really identical to another.

Be sure to see more of her work at

 Kate Case Jewellery and Silversmithing

 

 

 

Aleksandra Vali Jewelry

Aleksandra Vali describes her work

perfectly as "feelings carved into metal."

Her highly-textured work revolves
around experiments with silver

combined with various materials

like gold, shells, diamonds, gemstones, pearls,

corals, textiles, lava rocks, and plastics.

A variety of techniques allows her to
make the most out of these materials
through carving, casting, riveting,
oxidizing, etching and metalsmithing.

 

I especially like how

the rough texture of the metal

is contrasted by

smooth pearls and other gemstones.

 

Take a look at Aleksandra Vali's website

to see more of her wonderful work.

 

Helena Emmans Jewelry

There's a gentle, meditative quality in

jewelry created by Helena Emmans.

Even the way she describes her work

evokes restful, quiet aspects of nature,

... draws its inspiration from the shoreline

 and natural forms such as dandelion spores

and pebbles ... burnished and oxidised surface

 feels infused with the rhythm of the

moon and tides ... the circular marks

drawing the crescent read like shell or stone

 erosion, tiny holes that give each piece

a unique and delicate quality.

 

 

 

Visit Helena's website to see more
her sterling silver jewelry.

 

Dazzling Dichroic and Sterling Silver - Carol Silrum Jewelry

Glass and metal are a perfect match
when Carol Silrum creates her
sterling silver and dichroic glass jewelry.

Dazzling colors tend to be
the first thing one notices.
Iridiscent dichroic glass offers
palettes of color and refractive effects that
are simply fascinating.
Some colors are soft and muted and
look like gently-brushed watercolors.
Then there are the deep jewel tones
that almost vibrate with intensity.

The best part is every piece is
imaginatively finished with a
hand-fabricated sterling silver setting.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything just seems to
blend together flawlessly,
and each piece is more appealing than the last.

 See more of Carol Silrum's work at her
website and Facebook page.

 

Maya Kotelnitskaya Jewelry

Captivating design is a hallmark of

the jewelry created by

 Maya Kotelnitskaya.

Her diverse jewelry

is a combination of casting and hand

fabricating techniques that result in structured

yet contemporary designs.

I especially like her eclectic rings and cuffs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold, silver and gemstones become
beautiful pieces of creativity.

There is a lot more to see

at her website.

 

Lisa Colby Jewelry

Metalsmith Lisa Colby designs

her visions in silver then adds
gold, gemstones or found objects.
I especially like how her work
shows the mark of the human hand.

 In other words, I like how she
speaks metal.

 

She explains her work,

I create jewelry that is fabricated entirely by hand. One of the techniques I employ is that of melting sterling silver and manipulating this material while it is hot to achieve the organic shapes often seen in my designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more views of all her varied collections
see Lisa Colby's website.
 

Surface Effects on Mixed Metals - Sharrey Doré Jewelry

Hand-fabricated pieces made in sterling silver

 and 14K gold, work by Sharrey Doré delightfully

 combines various elements, textures,

and pattern effects in the creation of

contemporary jewelry.

This artist is a metalsmith with innovative ideas
each beautifully expressed by
a compelling design with a strong
 architectural or Asian influence.

Using techniques such as reticulation, fusing
and embossing, she purposely sets out to explore
and develop her own processes in
surface texturing and patterning on metal.

The results are lovely one-of-a-kind
 miniature sculptures.

 

I especially love her pieces featuring
gold granulation over silver.
It enhances that striking contrast
between the gold and silver.

 

 

 

 Be sure to visit Sharrey Doré's website

to see more of this beautiful mixed-metal work.