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The Magic Feather

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The Wire Artisans Guild’s monthly challenge – Art Nouveau
An asymmetrical, mysterious necklace, somewhat dark, but still with amazing flashes of colour and sparkle.

I started with shaping the different elements of the Feather in sterling silver in different wire gauges and soldered them together before wrapping them with hair thin sterling silver wire.

To the outer frame, I wrapped faceted rondelles of sparkly Mystic Green Quartz. The inner frame was given a heart of one absolutely amazing smooth oval of London Blue Topaz. Completely clear and with almost a magical inner glow I wove an outer shell of herringbone weave and added one little faceted rondelles of neon blue Apatite to keep the Topaz company.

Two faceted briolettes of Labradorite with sensational blue fire give a little extra intensity to the Feather, adding even more magical feeling to it. Below the Labradorites I lastly added two cascades of faceted rondelles of Mystic Green Quartz, London Blue Topaz and Apatite for movement and balance.

A simple, double chain leads up around the neck to yet another amazing Labradorite and to the handmade clasp, giving The Feather an adjustable length between 45 cm - 50 cm (17.7in.- 19.7in.).
The Feather is oxidised to bring its magic out.

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Image size
1504x1504px 796.05 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Shutter Speed
1/20 second
Aperture
F/2.7
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Nov 27, 2008, 6:52:19 PM
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anubis-pumpkinqueen's avatar
Stunning! Your creativity amazes me :D