Two new finished pairs of earrings from my most recent group that I blogged about previously.
Deco Lotus Earrings with Peridot
I call this pattern “Deco Lotus” because it has that sort of Deco/Egyptian Revival look to it in my opinion. The pattern is inverted (I usually use the “lotus” part on the bottom and the dot-textured part at the top) but I decided in this case I wanted to try it this way. I am fascinated by unusually cut stones and I own several different types of stones with this cut (I’ve heard it called “rice cut”, “puff marquis”, and “full round marquis”), they remind me of little water droplets and I think the shape goes really well with the motiff of the silver component.
Art Clay Silver and Garnet Earrings with Baroque Pearl Drop
This is a new component I’ve never used before – it’s actually a fragment of a larger piece, I just used part of the mold to make these little football-shaped components. I set garnets into the wet clay and fired them in place and then added these sumptuous freshwater pearls after finishing.
I like the agate geode as a background but I’m not sure whether it is too distracting or not and I’m still trying to get the lighting right – I’m getting glare off the metal or the stones – I’m going to have to invest in a light tent after all.