Moms B day Ring - Sterling and Prehnite

One good thing about making silver is that I don't have to go to malls and stores to pick out a present for birthdays:P
Here is momz b day ring!

To make the seat for the bezel I melted some scrap silver into a hole in my soldering block.

Red hot!


Pretty raw at this point...

Shaped and ready to solder together

All soldered up

Cleaned up and purty

Oxidized with liver of sulfer and ready to add a final finish then set the stone

All done... Happy b day!

From this to that - Sterling Multi Tiger Ring

I am working with some really nice stones now! They make the design process so much more enjoyable! Here are some photos from my latest creation process!

Here is the stone that I chose to work with :)


Getting ready to solder the bezel.


Soldered!


Cleaned up the bezel and added some wire.

Soldered the band on.

Finished soldering

Oxidized for the finish.

Finish has been added, ready to set.

Allllllll Done You like?

Browsing Etsy...

Just a few things that caught my eye while browsing Etsy!

SHOUT!

Creative with clay

Melissa Meman

ColtPixy

Jewels by Jules

Seedlings

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Don't forget to send in photos for pics from the bench! Scroll Down!

Jessica Joslin – When beauty meets bone…

Featured Artist – Jessica Joslin

For those of you who have never laid eyes on Jessica’s work, you are about to be amazed.
Metal smiths prepare to be humbled. Sculptors, raise your jaws off the floor.

I am so inspired when looking at Jessica’s work that I don’t know quite what to do.

So I clear my head and go back to work hoping that the genius of such pieces as Ludwig, Lupe and Egon will rise to the surface of my own imagination… just a little bit.

Head over to Jessica's site to see more of her work!

Photo credit: © Jessica Joslin and courtesy of Lisa Sette Gallery

Pics from the bench

I'm trying out a new weekly post called "Pics form the bench". Let's see how it works out!

I need your help on this one, this means YOU!

This post is all about photos taken from YOUR(and my) work area.

Here's the catch...

It's not about the work you are doing or even the materials you work with, but focused on(see what I did there:P) the designs you can create with what is laying around your work area.
As a matter of fact, the less we can tell what your photos are actually of the better.

This is a design oriented idea. In other words, don't take a photo of a pencil laying on a piece of paper. Take a close up of the pencil going through the paper! Got it!?! Think outside the box!

Macros work great for this!

It's easy! Just keep your camera by your side when you are working... when something catches your eye, take some shots! Careful though, it's easy to get sidetracked!

No matter what your work or work area is(it does not have to be a bench or metals related), send your photos to me, or give me a link and I will put them up each week!

Be creative, be very creative! Photo editing is warmly welcomed and encouraged!
Send your photos/links to bmartin@purifiedart.com.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I am going to start this off with a photo from this weekend.
Have fun!

Shaye Saint John – Do you like weird?

Featured Artist – Director Eric Fournier

I'd like to change things up. Lets try some video art!
What can I say? This is one of the most whacked out collections of short films that I have stumbled upon in a while. It's basically about a disfigured crazy lady and her day to day life.
It has so much non-stop psychedelic brain candy that even someone with a short attention span(like me) will find it filling.
It may take a few minutes to get over the weirdness, but if you listen to the dialog it's actually quite comical.
I like it, Check it out!
Check out more Shaye Saint John shorts here!

Video Credit: Eric Fournier