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sterling silver–steel–enamel–various sizes and colors

yeah..so i’m obsessed with enamelling washers lately. i bought a ton of binder clips from office max awhile ago..thinking that i would end up using them for something..don’t ask. anyhow, instead of actually using them i was inspired by their design. when you squeeze the steel part together you can detach it from the black clip part. anyhow..i thought it would be neat to have a ring that was springy like that..that you could squeeze to unhook from the washers..and switch out different colors. unfortunately..the properties of spring steel and sterling silver are pretty different…the silver is too soft to hold that kind of springiness. so…instead…for these pieces the silver is wrapped around the sides of the washer to hold it snugly. hmmmm….maybe i shouldn’t have tried to explain that. oh well. and yes…i could probably use a manicure..i know.

steel–size 5.5

sterling silver

karyn models the earrings

sterling silver

i made this ring by melting down some of my sterling silver scraps into a blob. i then forged the blob out with a forging hammer. the hammer marks reminded me of how mountains are represented on a topographical map…hence the cheesy name.

sterling silver–airline tubing–ball bearing—NFS

i purchased some airline tubing awhile ago from the aquatic store, “denizens of the deep”. it’s a really neat store which i never would have gone in except for the fact that someone had accidentally locked my keys in my car. while i was waiting for rescue i went into every store in the strip mall. the blue color of the tubing intrigued me so i bought some and brought it back to my studio. it’s been sitting around for a couple of months now. the top of the ring is just little pieces of the tubing cut up and smashed together inside the setting. the band is a larger piece of the blue tubing that connects to two silver pieces of tubing coming off of the back. i filled the ring part with ball bearing to keep it rigid so the tubing doesn’t collapse. overall, it has a cellular feel to it….at least to me, but i also own a book called “biology for dummies”…which is a great read if you need to fall asleep fast. sorry sar.

sterling silver–bike reflector–size 5

sterling silver–steel–size 6

so i’ve been obsessing over bumps and dents lately. don’t ask. the whole ring is sterling silver and then there are steel washers that slide freely around the band. when you put the ring on the washers act like a roller making it easy to roll on, but once on the washers hold firmly in place. and the holes in the back..just for fun. front view is on the left..back view on the right. booya.