Laelia Orchid Pendant
This is a hand fabricated Argentium silver & pink tourmalinependant we made for DeviantART’s Metalsmith group’s "Nature" contest. Our designwas directly inspired by the pink blossoms of the beautiful Laeliaorchid found in the Gulf of Mexico.
The veining detail in this design is made up of a single layer ofintricate piercing that covers the surface of the orchid. The piercingwork in the design is complimented by hand engraved accents on the baseof the pendant. Mark custom cut a deep pink tourmaline cabochon torepresent the bright pink center of the Laelia orchid known as the"labellum".
~Visit us on DeviantART~
http://jessa1155.deviantart.com/
This is a hand fabricated Argentium silver & pink tourmalinependant we made for DeviantART’s Metalsmith group’s "Nature" contest. Our designwas directly inspired by the pink blossoms of the beautiful Laeliaorchid found in the Gulf of Mexico.
The veining detail in this design is made up of a single layer ofintricate piercing that covers the surface of the orchid. The piercingwork in the design is complimented by hand engraved accents on the baseof the pendant. Mark custom cut a deep pink tourmaline cabochon torepresent the bright pink center of the Laelia orchid known as the"labellum".
~Visit us on DeviantART~
http://jessa1155.deviantart.com/
**Beautiful
orchid photos taken by Suskosh. To see more of her photos visit her
Flickr profile~ SUSKOSH PHOTOGRAPHY
Art Jewelry Magazine Article by
Different Seasons
coming September 2008
Our Blue Velvet Pendant was chosen as a full length step-by-step project for Art Jewelry magazine's September,2008 issue:)
coming September 2008
Our Blue Velvet Pendant was chosen as a full length step-by-step project for Art Jewelry magazine's September,2008 issue:)
Thearticle will be a three section step-by-step project and the secondsection will be the magazine's first feature on the art of handengraving! The fabrication process for Mark's V-Setting bail designwill also be featured in the article's third section:) The Septemberissue hits the stands about a month to 5 weeks early... so you'll beseeing this article available late July through early August.
~ A close-up
of Mark's V-Setting sapphire
bail~
Our Viridias pendant has also been
chosen as a gallery feature in the June issue of Art Jewelry
Magazine.
And now for a
little something new....
This is our newest pendant called "Midnight".
This design is pierced and hand engraved sterling silver with a huge black Andamooka Matrix gem opal with intense blue-purple fire and a small faceted blue sapphire accent.
The pendant design was inspired by the moonflower.... a gorgeous night blooming flower:)
This is our newest pendant called "Midnight".
This design is pierced and hand engraved sterling silver with a huge black Andamooka Matrix gem opal with intense blue-purple fire and a small faceted blue sapphire accent.
The pendant design was inspired by the moonflower.... a gorgeous night blooming flower:)
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