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This project ended up drawing upon many techniques I've learned in my four semesters of jewelry class. There's riveting, a hinge, piercing (sawing), a bit of soldering, combining base and precious metals, a patina, and the inclusion of found objects. I don't think this pendant would be the same without any one of those elements, and I'm really happy with how the whole piece turned out.

I finished it just in time to submit it to the student art show. It juried in, and due to the fact that there were some stunning jewelry pieces in the show, I didn't think my piece had a shot at winning anything. Imagine my amazement, then, when it was awarded first place in the jewelry category! Needless to say, that was certainly a nice (and welcome!) surprise.

Copper, nugold, sterling silver and found objects (yes, those are real watch parts and a real steel key) with an M-24 patina on a sterling silver bead chain.

Description
This project ended up drawing upon many techniques I've learned in my four semesters of jewelry class. There's riveting, a hinge, piercing (sawing), a bit of soldering, combining base and precious metals, a patina, and the inclusion of found objects. I don't think this pendant would be the same without any one of those elements, and I'm really happy with how the whole piece turned out.

I finished it just in time to submit it to the student art show. It juried in, and due to the fact that there were some stunning jewelry pieces in the show, I didn't think my piece had a shot at winning anything. Imagine my amazement, then, when it was awarded first place in the jewelry category! Needless to say, that was certainly a nice (and welcome!) surprise.

Copper, nugold, sterling silver and found objects (yes, those are real watch parts and a real steel key) with an M-24 patina on a sterling silver bead chain.