Smokey Quartz and Sterling Pendant - Mid Century Style

This is a piece I made for my neighbor.  It is smokey quartz set in sterling and fine silver.

The stone has a "high dome" cut.

I tried to get a good balance or proportion to the various parts.
I never really like things just plunked "in the middle".

That would look like this.

Tourmaline - 14k Gold Rings

These are rings I made especially for the Gallery One resident artist show in Dec 2019.  The show theme was Green.  So, these are green tourmaline and 14k.

They are not quite a matched set, but one women's and one man's.

On my hand

These are very high quality stones.

                    

                        

I always like slightly crooked designs.

Custom settings for each

 

 

I accidentally silver plated this one a day before the show!  Es no bueno, but I can fix it.

 

 

 

 

Construction Pictures After the Link

Yellow Sapphire and 14k Ring

Yellow gold and antique yellow sapphire.

Off-center setting.

The stone's cut, the fact that it is natural and was in a 22k gold setting made on a hob, make me think it was maybe 1820's India.

Reticulation on the band

Art Show July 2019 - Gallery One

I had some pieces  in the summer art show at the Gallery One.

Gold and champagne diamond.

I like asymmetry.

Ellensburg blue agate and sterling.

This is probably the best blue agate I have ever seen

Fire agate and 14k yellow gold

Ellensburg Blue Pendant - Sterling

The stone is about 20 carats of very high quality Ellensburg Blue.  It is a faceted emerald shape.

Setting to hold the stone and still show the facets.  I don't much like prong settings.

Clean and simple design.  I like this shape, slightly wider at the bottom than the top.

Window on the back.

This picture shows the color of the stone accurately.

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Ahhh....

 The picture below shows two pendants at the point right before setting the stones.  There is a certain amount of pressure and violence in moving the metal to hold the stones.  The tape is to minimize any scuffs or dents in the rest of the piece.

Also, don't forget to goof off.  ;)

 

Lego Cuckoo Clock

 

This is a project I made for the Gallery One resident artist's show in the fall of 2017.

It is based on the EV3 robotics platform.  The bird comes out about half way through the 2 minute video.

You can see the EV3 in the photo below:

The Brains - EV3 Lego Robotics

How the Clock Works

Views inside

How the Chicken Works

Construction Pictures Below:

 Planning and arranging parts.