Spring 2017 DES 331 Post # 10

Project # 2 for Jewelry Studio, the Flush Mount  is starting to take shape.  This has been an insane week for me, having been at work everyday except school days and not yet done.  I work nights tonight but will then have an entire week away from work to get moving on my studio projects in Jewelry and Metalworking.  I tried to get ahead early in the semester anticipating this situation and am very glad I did.

The Flush Mounting project is all cut out and has been partially assembled. The center piece is cut out in silver and ready to solder.

 I need to account for the thickness of the stone seats and position another layer underneath the center piece to allow a flush mount at the appropriate spots.  All the forms for the band need to be cut out and placed in order to assemble. 


Here are the individual pieces in position with each other.

 

 

 

 

Metal working is focusing on the Chalice Project now, the 12 inch vessel is raised and ready for a pedestal and base.

 

 

I'm thinking about a stem pedestal, using forms fabricated from sheet to create a triangular base which opens up to encompass the bowl.  It is much different fabricating metal on this scale as opposed to the typical jewelry pieces I am used to.  A lot of heat is needed, but the large tip on a B acetylene tank is working so far, only once did I need two torches together to flow a seam.