A peek into the creative process

This week's project ...

...Starting with the initial sketch that I scribble into my sketchbook. This will eventually be a pair of etched, riveted earrings. This project was inspired by a recent visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

And on to the fabrication... I used rubber cement to attach the pattern onto the metal. These were entirely hand sawn.

Next, comes the etching. I use a saltH2O etcher because I do it at home. It's much safer than the chemical alternative and works well for copper and brass. I'm still struggling with getting it to work on silver. Because of this, I did the etching on brass, which will be riveted as the back of the earrings.





Here is a view of the front & back. I'll eventually drill holes where you see the sharpie dots and add a pop of color to the center before I rivet them closed. I'm still trying to determine how to make the earwire...stay tuned for the finished product.