Saturday 17 March 2012

working on some pendants

and finally completed my bone pendant necklace, its that 4 string round plait i get lazy about half way through, then theres tiny turks head button knots that are much more difficult with fine string than with leather, rawhide or leather lace even. i found the upper bone on the beach and its got that lovely sea smooth ness to it, the inner bone is from treasurehider and is fossilized bone sticks from marine animals of the miocene epoch (about 23 - 5 million years old). the one is suspended inside the other.



and then these pendants i've been working on, the first one is a shoe horn with paper and gold leaf and a copper hoop at the top. the second is a door latch. both had great rust beautiful texture thats been rubbed back and sealed. 





i'l be making these into necklaces that i want to keep relatively simple.






8 comments:

  1. I'm lusting after the first piece, and I will be excited to see how the others turn out.

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  2. These are beautiful, Alek. You have a good eye and the skill to match. I like your style and how your ideas manifest in your work.
    xoxo Kim

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  3. Alek, lovely work! I just recently bought petrified bone sticks from the same place, but have yet to use them (need to drill holes).

    I love your shoe horn pendant!

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  4. That bone piece is perfect... so balanced.
    Hmmm, maybe I should go out to the shed to look for supplies....

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  5. This bone pendant is so beautiful, I love the brilliant simple design of it and the textures :) and the shoe horn is a stunner! Gorgeous patina!

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  6. Lovin' that stone pendant, so elegant and serene.

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  7. I'm in love with the bone pendant even though the others are beautiful too! Filakia to you!

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  8. The bone pendant is sublime, Alek!!

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