The hard process of crating a silver jewelry... a happy bunny!

I have a few time in this matter, just 3 years of studing this amazing world of the jewerly maker.

It has been a long since my first time at school, when my teachers taught me to hold a jewelry saw. It was very hard for me because I was used to work with soft materials, like clay, plasticine, paper, but working with metals is just another world.

The strengh of the metal, in this case was brass, was something I didn't imagine, and some many times i broke the blades!! and trying to trace a straight line with a jewelry saw was one of the most challenging task to do.

But to discover your my own desings in this material, was just amazing! something you can wear, deserves all the hard work it takes.

This was some of my first work, by "cutting" the sheet of brass, in spanish it's called "calado", that means to perforate de sheet of metal. I will search, how to say it in english.

Here is an example of one of my first pieces in brass, the title of the piece is: "happy bunny"

"My silver jewelry exhibited in the 3rd. Hispanic encounter of silversmith" in Zacatecas, México

Victoire de Castellane a great imagination, and a great inspiration!

This video, is an interview of Vogue Spain, to Victoire de Castellane, the jewelry designer for Dior.

I consider her, the best jewelry designer of this time.

The imagination, the colors she used are just amazing, and the inspiration, as you make check is in this video, can come from everywhere.

Enjoy!

Inspiration

In a visit to a beach, i found this "alga" (seaweed).

Opera Theater in progress 2

Here is a second pic of the theater, with some details, like the pair of angels, in gold, and some color, still waiting to be finish is the scneario, the courtains, and the singer! :D

The papier mache, not just a kids game

For a long time I have had this question, about the difference between art, and handcrafts, what is the line between one and other? is it the material? the technique? is it the place of the exhibit?

Both are hand made, and some art pieces, f.e. photos, can be
made in limited edition, than can go from 10, to 100 pictures, and the same can happen to jewelry, sculpture, etc, so what is the main difference between one an another?

I consider the main difference is not the material, they can be geougous clay sculptures, that are not less valuable than the marmol ones, and one painting is not less valuable if it is painted in acrilic, rather than in oil, even if the oil, like material is more expensive than the acrilics.

Other people may say that the durability of the piece, can be an important factor, but we know that many ancient cultures, worked with "fragile materials" like clay, that we can find now a day, and papier mache, refereing to durability is and old techinque that has prove its durability if it's well done.

I think mainly the design, the novelty of the creation, is what matters really.

Some times, it happens to me, that many people consider sculptures in "papier mache" less sculpture than if they were made of another material.

The piece design for me is what really matters, and if it's true that the "papier mache" gives the opportunity to work, with no expensive materials, like paper and glue, it's also true, that the desigh, and the expertise to manipulate this material, beyond the basic forms, can only be achieved after several years of work.

Or what do you think?

"Long Furry necklace"

This is a necklace I made, combining different materials.