Garden Scene Earrings P08920-P00453 three 6mm blue zircons

three 6mm blue zircons

She paid homage to the Japanese Edo period of Japan using their cultural symbols of Geishas

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Blending soft color and warm sentiment

A second firing to about 2100 degrees F brings the process to completion

Garden Scene Earrings P08920-P00453 three 6mm blue zirconsMy work begins as drawings in a sketchbook, birds and flowers and bugs all found in the backyard garden. The drawings are then uploaded into my lasercutter and I can 're draw' them into the surface of the pearl or stone rearranging, repeating, collaging. Once the surface is etched, I inlay ink to highlight the designs, then set the stones into sterling silver settings which are then oxidized. To extend the life of the patina and ink, please refrain