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| Tide pool at Cannon Beach along Oregon Coast, Spring 2016 |
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Fittingly, the first pair of earrings that I made for this challenge feature some of Lesley Watt's bronze clay charms. I kept my design super simple and just added some lovely green and bronze beaded sari silk cocoons from Anna Pierson of Saga Hus.
Next, I kept a similar color palette for this pair featuring some polymer clay charms (artist unknown) that I picked up in a recent online de-stash event. I felt like the texture at the bottom looked like barnacles or some other sort of sea creature that you might find in a tide pool and the blue green patina seemed pretty perfect too! I paired these light weight charms with some plated druzy and matte bronze Czech glass.
I couldn't resist making one more pair of earrings with some of Kristi Bowman's fun polymer clay starfish charms. I wanted some extra interest and visual impact to the Czech glass so I had some fun wire wrapping tiny seed beads around everything!
Next, I kept a similar color palette for this pair featuring some polymer clay charms (artist unknown) that I picked up in a recent online de-stash event. I felt like the texture at the bottom looked like barnacles or some other sort of sea creature that you might find in a tide pool and the blue green patina seemed pretty perfect too! I paired these light weight charms with some plated druzy and matte bronze Czech glass.
I couldn't resist making one more pair of earrings with some of Kristi Bowman's fun polymer clay starfish charms. I wanted some extra interest and visual impact to the Czech glass so I had some fun wire wrapping tiny seed beads around everything!
I really wanted to finally make something with one of the bronze clay pendants I made a couple of years ago in class with Cynthia and Andrew Thornton at Allegory Gallery, but I ran out of time. I'm going to share the pendants with you anyway because I think that they look like sea creatures.
These are wonderfully designed earrings Sarajo!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your earrings, they are perfect for the theme! And those pendants are gorgeous, thanks for showing them!
ReplyDeleteI really love all your earrings. Perfect little tide pool elements. But my fave I think are the
ReplyDeletepolylmer clay charms with the patina and the barnacle looking texture. Well done!
This was a fantastic theme wasn't it? You have made some gorgeous earrings
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick a favorite here, they are all beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnd those bronze clay pendants are really neat, I love the look!
Love those earrings - my favorite is the first set - all that sea-inspired texture makes me swoon!
ReplyDeleteThese earrings are stunning!! I love the palette colors you chose for your work. The starfish are very bright and fun and I agree your pendants are theme related. They almost look like fossils you would find in tide pool rocks! Nice work ;)
ReplyDeleteAll your earrings are beautiful! The combinations you used between texture, shape, form, and colour are all working so wonderful together! :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous earrings all but being a bit biased I particularly like the first pair...the beads wrapped round the silk make me think of ripples and bubble. Thank you for playing along with us this month.
ReplyDeleteYou pick beautiful combinations of colors and components for your jewelry. I love these!
ReplyDeleteReally cute.
ReplyDeleteLove all of your earring they definitely evoke the sea and tide pools!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pieces you created! The earrings are all wonderful but the first pair are my favourite and your bronze pendents are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteEach pair is a tide pool of its own! And I'm looking forward to what you make with the bronze charms - they are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYes - yes - and yes! I would wear any of them! This makes me want to play with silk and seed bead wraps....
ReplyDeleteSarajo, all of these earrings are superb! I like them all, each one appeals to me in a different way.
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Lovely earring designs. I would wear any of them. Great combinations of components for this challenge.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite earrings are the starfish. I love the texture and colors. Your choice of beads are wiring are well done.
ReplyDeleteOh lovely! I really like the starfish earrings, they're super cute!
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful! I was trying to pick a favourite but I can't!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so lovely 😊 those starfish a so pretty and I love your bronze pieces too.
ReplyDeletethese are beautiful but the starfish are my favourite ;)
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