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this ring was made on a whim about a week ago. it is very simple for me, but it works. i know people are not crazy about the shank, and i know why, but its my signature ring shank. it sits wonderfully on the hand. exciting!

the next step was the electroforming bath. plating the resin in copper in specific places where i apply the "electro dag". the electrical current running through the bath pulls copper from large chunks of copper, called anodes, and deposits it onto my piece where i painted the dag on.

over winter session, i started to investigate slightly new forms, still casting the resin, but going back in and re-coating them in resin and starting to build them up together. these are the first stages.

SILENT GROWTH (second final piece)

this is my proudest piece of the two finals. it is a natural progression from the silver ring. it was a pain in the ass, but i am very happy with it. i think it is going to inform my next work immensely.

AQUA BLOSSOMS (one of two final pieces)

copper and aqua neckpiece

these are some in process images of the final copper piece. i pierced out triangular shapes in copper and soldered them into a cone, then hammered them to form them to the point i wanted them. the largest one was the hardest, but i wanted evidence of my hand and my process in the form.

RESIN!

these are some examples of me testing what i can do with the molds: color & texture-wise. i drilled holes, sanded, cut into them, went back with paint, more resin, trying to find the same balance of interesting exterior/interior space. after making a dozen samples, i started to explore smaller forms that could compliment the larger orifice-like larger ones. also building metal forms for them to live in and grow out of.

the top one reminds me of seaglass

the green one is everyone's favorite in the studio, its not mine but, its ok

the yellow i feel has a wonderful contrast of soft exterior and wet, juicy interior