Metal

For this line of jewelry I utilize metal fabrication techniques such as sawing, stamping, hammer textures and hydraulic press forming. Beautiful patinas are used to give the metal a lovely color variation. Gemstone choices are garnet or amethyst. All pieces have textures and stamped designs on the backs as well as the front. Descriptions of the processes used to create the elaborate heart necklaces are noted at bottom of page.

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These hearts are made from sterling silver sheet that has been “puffed” on the hydraulic press. Each heart has different designs sawed into the surface with the tiny blade of a jeweler’s saw, complimented with a garnet or amethyst gemstone. The back plate is made of copper that has been stamped with designs or a love message and finished with a low-fire enamel to a luscious shade of red. The hearts are ‘stitched’ together with a coated copper wire. Stitched hearts represent the states of repair, growth, and learning that comes with the relationships we form throughout our lives.

Old love hearts represent the constant state of flux that comes along with the “changes of heart” throughout one’s life. Each heart has gone through a process called “heat scarring” which melts the surface on the top of the metal, causing the metal to buckle, swirl and change colors. Each heat scarring process produces different results, depending on the amount of heat involved and how long the flame remains close to the metal. I then place the scarred piece of metal into a heart shaped die which is “puffed” into it’s 3-dimensional shape in a hydraulic press. Because the heat scarring process creates holes and thin areas in the metal, the heart essentially “explodes” and breaks apart when it is forced by the pressure into the mold. I then carefully “stitch” the heart back together, add beautiful gemstones and stamp messages onto the back of each heart. Each heart is different, unique, and one of a kind.