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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 11:04:41 GMT -5
I began doing wire work over 20 years ago using Preston Reuther's Wire Sculpting videos. He used to sell them as a home business opportunity. I don't regret getting them at all, but I quickly moved on from the style. When I began, gold filled wire was super cheap, but as prices on metals rose, the popularity of this style fell out of fashion. Now, you rarely see it.
I like to do a piece now and again so I don't get too rusty. However, I sat down to do a piece last night and found that I have forgotten how to do it. My 13" old tv with tape player is buried in the shed. My tapes, if I have them, are somewhere- I don't know where. I went on an online search for the DVD version- or tape- and there are very few available anywhere. I found one used one on Amazon. I'm not sure it is the right one, though. He had MANY tapes and DVDs. But, I ordered it. We'll see. Here are a few that I've done. As you can see they use a lot of wire. Some of these are really old. A few, I recently posted in another thread. The pictures of a lot of my oldest work met with an accident, so I don't have many left.
Anyway, just something different...
psilomelane
great big beautiful opal 
itty bitty opal 
big quartz 
apatite 
malachite 
garnet 
onyx cameo 
fossilized apple coral 
lapis 
Peru gel rhodochrosite  Thought you might enjoy a blast from the past. Thanks for looking.  |
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Post by opalpyrexia on Jan 30, 2022 11:22:09 GMT -5
Very beautiful wire work, Tela! For me, the stones clearly play second fiddle to the wire artistry in this style of work. I think that the evolution from these to your present work was a very positive one, one that I prefer.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 11:28:37 GMT -5
Very beautiful wire work, Tela! For me, the stones clearly play second fiddle to the wire artistry in this style of work. I think that the evolution from these to your present work was a very positive one, one that I prefer. I totally agree. I began this style- and any wire work- as a way to wrap my glass cabochons that I was making. I quickly fell in love with genuine stones and discovered border wrapping- which I taught myself once I was turned onto it. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 11:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by Brian on Jan 30, 2022 13:57:45 GMT -5
opalpyrexia summed it up well. Those wraps certainly show the skill and artistry that went into them. Just like seeing paintings by the Old Masters (and no, I’m not implying anything here!), it’s easy to appreciate the craftsmanship but taste is a personal thing and your recent work is a style that I adore. I’m a fan of simple and clean, which is often the hardest to pull of well.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 14:33:31 GMT -5
opalpyrexia summed it up well. Those wraps certainly show the skill and artistry that went into them. Just like seeing paintings by the Old Masters (and no, I’m not implying anything here!), it’s easy to appreciate the craftsmanship but taste is a personal think and your recent work is a style that I adore. I’m a fan of simple and clean, which is often the hardest to pull of well. Thank you! I prefer clean and simple, too. That's what makes this post interesting to me. It's fun to look back and see where you were and how you evolved.
I sold really well. Lots of people love this style, coiling, weaving and those big heady wraps that cover the stone. Not my cup of tea. I have tried them all and I just don't care for doing them or for the looks of most of them. However, there are some I really love, like IMNIUM who does work inspired by Giger. There are a few other really great artists, but most of it just doesn't float my boat. |
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Post by brybry on Jan 30, 2022 16:20:56 GMT -5
My wife would pass out over these. She LOVES the old look and collects older style jewelry. All of those are gorgeous as is everything else I've seen you post.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 17:46:29 GMT -5
My wife would pass out over these. She LOVES the old look and collects older style jewelry. All of those are gorgeous as is everything else I've seen you post. Sculpted wire jewelry is often called Victorian style. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 30, 2022 18:58:55 GMT -5
So, I'm a huge fan of these. That being said, I don't believe for a minute that I could do something like this without a detailed step-by-step instruction on how and why! I know some people aren't going to like it as it puts the stone as the supporting cast and puts the wire as the star of the show. I like doing border wrapping. I do like to push the wrap sometimes and bring it more center stage than the stone...as I think there's a time a place for both styles. These are simply amazing. I find these to be work of art...and enjoy looking at them as such. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2022 19:01:43 GMT -5
So, I'm a huge fan of these. That being said, I don't believe for a minute that I could do something like this without a detailed step-by-step instruction on how and why! I know some people aren't going to like it as it puts the stone as the supporting cast and puts the wire as the star of the show. I like doing border wrapping. I do like to push the wrap sometimes and bring it more center stage than the stone...as I think there's a time a place for both styles. These are simply amazing. I find these to be work of art...and enjoy looking at them as such.  This style is more freehand than a lot of styles. Once you get the basic positioning of the wires to hold the stone in, you just go with it. No real planning involved. If I can remember how to start it, I'll let you know. It's worth a shot. |
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