silver "growths" ring

this ring started as my first piece of jewelry for the semester. it started from dapping three different sized flat circles into hemispheres, and raising them up and over as if to complete the sphere. you can see it the most in the largest one. then soldered them together and made a ring shank. enamel paint and colored transparent resin inside, finished with a liver of sulphur patina!

summer models

a random thought

i've come to realize that my "name" here is erin ♥ enamel, when in reality i do, but my work does not express that.. wondering if i should change it. it seemed appropriate when we began this blog last winter, although now not so much!

inspirational images (from my backyard!)

THE final piece

this brooch was the last piece i made before the final critique. it seems like this always happens, i get on to something good right at the last second. like it "clicks" right when its down to the wire. i'm really happy with this piece, and i got some really great feedback from the crit. i have a lot of research to do this summer!!

final pieces of the paper/yarn/pearls series

 a ring and a neckpiece

"the company i keep" piece

this assignment was to make a piece of jewelry that was cohesive with our company's work. our company being 14 artists (jewelers or not) who's work we admire or have aspects to them that we would like our own work to include etc. this is what i came up with, working still with the paper and yarn and pearls. i was pretty happy with it, but i can see something else happening with this, i want to continue over the summer with these materials, and others, and see what can happen.. ideas are already brewing.. :)