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Dulla crochets niobium wire into airy beads and necklaces studded with Swarovski crystals. The result is jewelry that is bright, colorful, and exuberantly joyful. The sheer brightness of her work is even more surprising if you know her personal history. An incest survivor, Dulla has used niobium wire to make sculptures that vividly express the pain of that formative experience, as well as to create bright jewelry that represents her triumph over the past.... (2005) Complete Story
McCreary is no stranger to traditional jewelry making. She took her first job with a jewelry manufacturer in the early 1970s, and spent several years casting, mold making, and model making for jewelers while she studied for her B.F.A. Her current work features clear acrylic with colored lacquer applied to the edges or carved areas, and 22k gold leaf applied over the lacquer. When you look at the piece, mainly what you are seeing is the clear of the acrylic, the whitish translucence, and the 22k gold leaf -- and then the color bleeds out from behind it. It makes the color seem a little more mysterious.... (2005) Complete Story
Casting is one way to move into production, but you can also take your first steps into multiples without mastering the intricacies of molten metal. PMC's moldable qualities make it well suited for short-run production. In producing multiples in PMC, you'll use the same techniques used to transfer textures or to produce PMC components for one-of-a-kind bracelets. If you can create a single piece by pressing PMC into a mold, you can do it dozens of times..... (2004) Complete Story
Metal clay has not yet proven to be an effective substitute for casting: sterling silver is often preferred over fine silver for its relative strength, and the higher cost of metal clay compared to cast silver generally makes it unappealing for large volume production. But some craft artists have begun bridging the gap between one-of-a-kind and volume production by using metal clay to create production models and turning to traditional casting techniques for their reproduction..... (2004) Complete Story
Noel Yovovich discovered titanium in her first year as a jewelry artist. "A friend of mine was working with it and doing fairly typical things -- heating it from one side to get gradient bright colors, for example," says Yovovich. "She showed me how to do it, and because I can never leave well enough alone, I started experimenting with it." That experimentation led her to what would develop into her signature pieces -- complex, detailed pins and pendants in silver and titanium, which feature landscapes and interior scenes.... (2005) Complete Story
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