Kinetic Piece V 6.7

After many revisions the center pendant piece is fully assembled excepting setting the stones.  I am attempting to carry the linear elements through into the neck piece and repeat the elements in decreasing scale around the back.  The bail stone will be set in a silver bezel and the mountings for the attached pieces will be hidden in the backing of the stone setting.

Doesn't look much different, but significant effort went into the interim step.  The piece was disassembled and re-configured somewhat.  Now the outer shell pieces can swivel independently of each other as well as the inner column.  I have these two dyed Tiger's Eyes and am thinking of how I might use them on the inside for the shell to rotate around.  I envision them mounted in a staggered arrangement, or back to back, giving the effect of a bead. (!) For contrast of metals I may use silver and brass on the inner column.
The next design issue are the transitions to the neck piece.  I am thinking of repeating the rotating shell forms, scaled down somehow.  This would give three elements with free rotation about the neck and would give the sensation of rollers as the wearer moved and turned.

Kinetic project - work in progress

The idea is to have a set of concentric forms rotating around an axis.  This will  end up a neckpiece, with repetition of the central element laterally into the transition to the neckpiece bands.  It will be most likely copper, with either silver or brass as an anomalous element. 

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This is after about 50 hrs. in the patina and a light brushing with a 220 star wheel to bring out the highlights. The edges of the eyelids were done with sandpaper.  I use Krylon for a clear coat on  most of my patina work. 

 

Welcome back Prof. Nahabetian!  Very nice to have the studio complete again.  Now on to the kinetic project, ideas and inspiration still all over the place.  I need to get a clearer picture of how I want to fulfill the project specifications.