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Post by jamesp on Jun 22, 2018 8:37:56 GMT -5
I thought you were kidding about the feathers. You can do so much with that. Starting to see the diversity.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 22, 2018 8:53:35 GMT -5
I think if you're using the feather in jewelry you might want to cover the whole thing. Feathers will eventually deteriorate into nothing and it would be difficult to store it without damage. Love the way you can see all the details in the feather that's been electroformed. You have a fabulous imagination!
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Post by fernwood on Jun 22, 2018 9:10:47 GMT -5
I thought you were kidding about the feathers. You can do so much with that. Starting to see the diversity. Feathers bring a whole new realm to jewelry. |
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 9:20:24 GMT -5
I didnt want to lose the whole look of the pheasant feather. But I have a ton more I took from my dad. I think this one I'll cover and may add a few more Lakers to it
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Post by jamesp on Jun 22, 2018 10:37:21 GMT -5
I thought you were kidding about the feathers. You can do so much with that. Starting to see the diversity. Feathers bring a whole new realm to jewelry. Instant path to tribal style. Memories of the early 70's. |
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 10:39:13 GMT -5
Feathers bring a whole new realm to jewelry. Instant path to tribal style. Memories of the early 70's. Very Bohemian, which is the style I tend to lean towards I just feel like my pieces are not all that good. We are our own worse critics |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 22, 2018 11:13:50 GMT -5
I accidentally stumbled on stylistic jewelry when tinkering with base metals about 10 years ago. Namely Goth and steampunk. Attention to style is a big deal. There were highly talented smiths in the same shop I was allowed to consign at. Most were not dialed in to the trends and I felt their sales suffered accordingly. I was just tinkering, just off the watermelon truck and new to the biz. Most of those folks did jewelry for a living. This is the list of styles Etsy offers now for pendant jewelry. Maybe these are the trends ? Of course there is the option 'others'. Seemed like 10 years ago the list was much longer.  |
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 11:36:53 GMT -5
Several styles can be interchanged which is why I think the list got smaller
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Post by fernwood on Jun 22, 2018 12:31:03 GMT -5
Another reason why my main style would not fit with Etsy.
Interesting info. A lot of the big box stores here offer costume jewelry in Art Deco and Victorian styles.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 12:53:27 GMT -5
This is the list of styles Etsy offers now for pendant jewelry. Maybe these are the trends ? Of course there is the option 'others'. Seemed like 10 years ago the list was much longer. That is too short and vague. For example, there were never such things as a "Victorian style" or "Edwardian style." There was a Victorian era, during which several styles, mostly pastiches of the styles of other eras came and went: Neoclassical, Gothic Revival, Archaeological, Aesthetic, Craftsman, Renaissance Revival, Art Nouveau, etc., etc. (and eclectic combinations of several styles). Similarly, "Boho" isn't a jewelry or clothing style per-se, but rather a putting together of pieces of previous styles, and "Mid century" includes many styles, including Brutalism (which I question as to whether was ever applied to clothing or jewelry). Fad labels tend to render once-accurate descriptions of styles into a meaningless mis-mash (aka, the "others" category you mentioned). I find bad stylistic designations as irritating as bad pronunciation, wild leaps of logic or science and other lazy examples of today's intellectual sloppiness. I just feel like my pieces are not all that good. We are our own worse critics Yes, we often are. Don't knock your work, however. As an artist, you must learn to be your own promoter - and realize that all the most famous artisans out there got over seeing the quirks of their work as "flaws" and started appreciating them (and selling them) as the very things that made their work stand apart from the work of others (and especially apart from machine-made, cookie-cutter stuff that floods the market). The organic look you achieve is very attractive. |
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 13:24:04 GMT -5
This is the list of styles Etsy offers now for pendant jewelry. Maybe these are the trends ? Of course there is the option 'others'. Seemed like 10 years ago the list was much longer. That is too short and vague. For example, there were never such things as a "Victorian style" or "Edwardian style." There was a Victorian era, during which several styles, mostly pastiches of the styles of other eras came and went: Neoclassical, Gothic Revival, Archaeological, Aesthetic, Craftsman, Renaissance Revival, Art Nouveau, etc., etc. (and eclectic combinations of several styles). Similarly, "Boho" isn't a jewelry or clothing style per-se, but rather a putting together of pieces of previous styles, and "Mid century" includes many styles, including Brutalism (which I question as to whether was ever applied to clothing or jewelry). Fad labels tend to render once-accurate descriptions of styles into a meaningless mis-mash (aka, the "others" category you mentioned). I find bad stylistic designations as irritating as bad pronunciation, wild leaps of logic or science and other lazy examples of today's intellectual sloppiness. I just feel like my pieces are not all that good. We are our own worse critics Yes, we often are. Don't knock your work, however. As an artist, you must learn to be your own promoter - and realize that all the most famous artisans out there got over seeing the quirks of their work as "flaws" and started appreciating them (and selling them) as the very things that made their work stand apart from the work of others (and especially apart from machine-made, cookie-cutter stuff that floods the market). The organic look you achieve is very attractive. Thank you, you are so right. I need to stand behind my pieces and promote myself. There is so many others doing this type of work, but I am trying to set myself apart form them and I already do that by having all material that either I have tumbled, cab or was gifted to me. Everyone else is buying their material and use the same stones (moonstone, laboradite, amethyst) over and over again And as I told my daughter last night, I might not make a dime from these, but I am having fun and that's all that matters |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 22, 2018 13:33:37 GMT -5
Exactly. You are expanding your boundaries into something fun, different and that you have a passion for.
If it helps any, I was at Michaels today. Saw some pendants of the same style on the clearance rack. Examined them. Could immediately tell why they were on clearance. Very shoddy work, mass produced. Most had heavily faceted stones in them. The stones were opaque. Mostly what looked like black stone and some turquoise dyed howlite. There was a pink something there as well and some unpolished, black crystal formations. The crystal formations were sharp on both sides. No identification of stones or metals used for the electroplating. Very thin layer.
What you are doing is great.
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Post by beefjello on Jun 22, 2018 13:47:14 GMT -5
Very cool Ali!
One of our members does some nice electroplating, though I haven't seen him on in a while. I won an awesome pendant done with dinosaur eggshell from him many moons ago. free4rms Vance.. here is his store:
www.earthrelics.com/
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 14:16:36 GMT -5
Very cool Ali!
One of our members does some nice electroplating, though I haven't seen him on in a while. I won an awesome pendant done with dinosaur eggshell from him many moons ago. free4rms Vance.. here is his store:
www.earthrelics.com/
He has some great work! |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 22, 2018 16:28:16 GMT -5
Just sticking that Etsy list out there. It does seem limited. Incomplete. There used to be about 30 categories. Maybe they have combined them.
Atlanta has well defined borders on styles and 'followings' for a lack of a better word and easily outnumber that Etsy list.
Nope. Not tossing the rag please. You are just getting started. Talk to me about failure and persistence.
I am very proud of failures and insecurities, bring em on ya little SOB's i'll give you a whoopin.
Tenacity and persistence in face of adversity makes people great at what they do.
They didn't teach that schnitt in college. That comes from the gut. Instinct and grit.
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Post by MsAli on Jun 22, 2018 20:05:03 GMT -5
Little experiment I had going all day Not finished, have to wait for a delivery tomorrow  |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 28, 2018 5:37:45 GMT -5
Little experiment I had going all day Not finished, have to wait for a delivery tomorrow This looks like a thin layer Allison and I find it attractive. Do you have to be really accurate with the application of graphite paint ? Does the plating occur exactly where the paint lands ? |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 28, 2018 6:24:00 GMT -5
That is very nice.
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Post by MsAli on Jun 30, 2018 21:40:15 GMT -5
Couple rings I finished up today   |
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Post by surreality on Jul 1, 2018 14:01:33 GMT -5
If you're using magic sculpt for the epoxy clay, it can work wonderfully with those 'petal veiner' silicone molds for cake decorating. (I imagine most other epoxy clays would, too, but that's the only one I've tried it with.) I've only tried this with shells I paint thus far, but it seems to work nicely for that. The trick is to let the epoxy set a bit, take it out of the mold when still flexible (for the 24 hour stuff I've tinkered with, 4-6 hours into the 24), and work it onto or around the piece (usually with a little water or scuffing the surfaces where you want to get it to make a join if it's being stubborn, sometimes a little extra epoxy to get it to stick). They have some neat textures and patterns for them that are very organic looking and would probably be nicely in keeping with the pieces.
Granted, with this, it almost sounds like you could use real leaves and similar, if the feather is holding up! Which is super neat.
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