Spring 2009 encompassed a huge amount of casting! I cast a orange juice seals, (which did not evolve into much because..... I don't wait to get into) elongated prong settings and fabricated ring blanks. The photos will give you a better understanding about each piece I cast and how they evolved. The elongated prong setting was made into a rubber mold and then injected with wax. After injecting I cut and reassembled into various shapes, resembling architectural broken down structures. Of the three I cast only one developed into potentially a finished piece. I will be furthering my exploration with these wire structure.



The ring blanks were created for a substantial link, tension set necklace. That did not function properly because my tension settings were cast, creating a loose molecular structure causing very soft flexible metal. So, of course, no tension to hold the stone. To try and remedy the problem I twisted, pulled and hammered in order to bring the tension back, but it just did not want to hold. I made the necklace and set all stones and by the end of the crit more than half had fallen out. No need to cry about this! I need to change directions and my change developed into a great design for earrings. Check it out!

Hi all, This is my first post ever! The end of the semester is coming faster and faster everyday and final projects must be finished. I have a few in progress I want to show. These are the wax models that I cast into sterling silver. I would like to convert these pieces into jewelry and since they are multiple basket setting, stones will be set. This work is in progress. I will update with final product. Hopefully within the next two weeks.