Some of the pieces I made in advanced metals, Fall 07 at Bridgewater State

My idea for the semester was to recreate some of the ideas in the ancient art/religion/science of Alchemy. I tried to bring some of the broader concepts from the processes thought to turn base metals into gold through the medium of Jewelry.

These First three were part of a series of loss wax cast rings made to represent the four elements. Each contains their elemental symbol to help identify which they are.

Water

AirEarth

The fire ring is set with a Star ruby making it a lot more diffucult to photograph. Unfortunatly I haven't been able to get a decent shot yet.


This is a pendant in the same Alchemy series. It is meant to represent the four elements combining and reforming into the two opposing forces. I chose a mokumegane pattern the had four colors to show the mixing of the elements into one. I also had a tigers eye custom cut for me to represent the two forces becoming one.



This pendant was a birthday gift for my mother. She had given me the pearl, and I found the coral at a gem show in Malboro. The two just seemed to go perfect with each other.
And finally here is a set of earrings I made to sell at a local craft fair. They come in 4 colors, hematite black shown here, red jasper, white agate, and green adventurine. I posted the black ones up on etsy for $13. Heres the link