September Theme: Autumn

[LittleGem]

Oh LittleGem might that also mean that those of us who live over the channel will also be able to enter?

Hi Kwant,

Yes you can

Jess

[Kwant]

Great! Thank you Jess, I have a piece which I am working on now that I think will fit the theme.

[LittleGem]

Great! Thank you Jess, I have a piece which I am working on now that I think will fit the theme.

Aw Fantastic, can't wait to see the finished piece!

[Kwant]

This is my Autumn piece, it is a stylised teasel.

It was going to be a brooch but I am unsure if people actually wear brooches anymore so I decided to make it into a pendant instead.

I initially was going to make it wholly in silver, sheet for the back-plate and the details in forged and soldered wire but I did not have the correct thicknesses of wire. I did not want to cut it from a sheet of sterling in one go as the wastage would have been too much so in the end opted for the copper sheet with a silver bezel, which I think works well with the colours of the stone and indeed with the motif.

The stone is a Tesoro Escondido Condor Agate, which was cut for me as a surprise gift.


CondorAgateTeasel by kwant, on Flickr

[medusa]

That is gorgeous, kwant

[Dennis]

Here's one to keep Kwant company. Autumn Leaves Paperweight.



Copper foil, Steel Rods, Acrylic block.

[caroleallen]

I can't see it Dennis.

[Dennis]

Yes, apologies to all, I spent ages trying to re-size it on Photobucket, but got hopelessly lost doing it. What size should I have aimed for?

One of the problems is that when you move from Photobucket to the forum to view the result, the other gets deleted. I'm quite dizzy now. Dennis.

[caroleallen]

If you reply and then go advanced, you can click on the paperclip and then insert your image.

[Dennis]

Yes, I have done that for years, but I thought I'd have a change from thumbnails. Now I am offending someone by being in the wrong section, so I'll have to stop it.