2-day jewelry workshop with eileen: stone setting & inlay
Eileen from Scotland came to Florence and during her stay completed a 2-day jewelry workshop. See what she made!… Read More 2-day jewelry workshop with eileen: stone setting & inlay
Tag: pendant
figlio e padre and virtue: new tintype jewelry
Continuing with a small series using antique tintypes found in flea markets and around, here is a set derived from one photo of 2 unknown men who seem to be son and father. The top frame was made into a pendant, “Figlio e Padre” with connecting lines scratched into the surface of the photographic emulsion.… Read More figlio e padre and virtue: new tintype jewelry
vintage 1924 photo with art925 pocket watch pendant
I like to comb flea markets and junk shops for small pieces and parts, books, maps, photos, and other things that inspire me to make new work. While utilizing old and sometimes discarded materials that are re-purposed and transformed into jewelry, it only makes sense to have this lovely lady from a 1924 sepia-toned portrait… Read More vintage 1924 photo with art925 pocket watch pendant
vintage mannequin models art925
I spotted these 2 handsome vintage mannequins in a flea market in Florence (Italy) and couldn’t resist adapting the lovely lady into a model for a pocket watch pendant made with sulfured sterling silver, green zirconia, and resin. To see more pieces made with vintage watch parts, see the art925 Timeless Watch Collection. The pendant… Read More vintage mannequin models art925
vocabulary of ideas: new italian jewelry
I came across this vintage book, Vocabolario delle Idee (or the Dizionario Pratico della Lingua Italiana) by Giulio Orsay Ponard, printed by Antonio Vallardi (Milano) from 1922, reprinted from the 1914 edition. It isn’t really a dictionary or a thesaurus, but simply a vocabulary book of words, divided by significance. To my delight, on page 484, I… Read More vocabulary of ideas: new italian jewelry
