Crazy "CRUSH"cake rings

Crazy "CRUSH"cake rings may be a little Alice in Wonderland.  But some days that's just what we need to wear!  The third and fourth rings here are 'cakes' and the others are simple "CRUSH"es. The first one has some bling for fun!

ware jewelry - new photo

a fun shot of the new bracelets!
photo by melanie west!  she also did the photography in the slide show below!

Jewelry on People

photos by melanie west

on not making jewelry

today was mostly spent on the patination of a sculpture and on figuring out web design and presence.  so, it was a day spent with actual jewelry making not happening and ideas growing in the back of my mind - all the projects i want to do: aluminum casting from foam with carolingian attributes, new leaf forms as fall is approaching and i love the leaves, a "CRUSH" rainbow.........................

"CRUSH" photo progress

progress on the photo front-have tried black paper and black sand and returned to velvet! i do like the black!

product photography conundrum

This is a method for thinking out loud.........does anyone else care about my product photography? Not per se. However, people do respond to a good photo! I am trying to decide whether to shoot new photos on black, and if so, does velvet really work? Maybe somethng more matte. I like the reflections of the shots done on glass....................it must be time to experiment more.

Daisy Chain Earrings cw

Light weight and fun earrings made from wire and scrap aluminum.

12 Degrees cw

Really? Part of my studio is outside.......................It was 12 degrees this morning, felt like 12 below! Out sanding pieces for an order! Can't wait for Spring! or better yet, Summer!

aluminum earrings cw

"Up-cycled" from mass-produced parts. These remind me a little of pacifiers???!!!

Rings! cw

A shot of some of the new rings!

Fun Fact about Aluminum cw

Hi,
Just read this and thought this is a fun fact! This is how much energy one 'CRUSH' will save!
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to keep a 100-watt bulb burning for almost four hours or provide enough power to a television for three hours.

Alive! cw

Six months? I can't believe it has been that long! Ware Jewelry had a successful fall. We participated in the Recycle Santa Fe show in November which was a lot of fun. The holidays were busy as well and we are finally ready to face the new year. A bumpy start, but we're up and running.
Kathie Malcomb is Ware Jewelry's first official sales representative. If you live in the OC and would like to see my work, please contact her via the info on the web site!
There are lots of new shapes and designs so I will get out my camera and get new images up! Fun daisy chain earrings and a tetrahedron 'CRUSH'. That's a shape I had wanted to achieve for quite some time!