[Jewelry making - Article 00128] - Re: [Orchid] Moibus-textured and plain

[Janet Yang]

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    During the holidays I thought of a textured Moebius I'd like to
    make, but am not sure how to go about it. 

    The texture would be a gradient, decreasing as you progress along
    the loop, then (at the halfway point) increasing again as you return
    to the start. At any point, the "front" and "back" sides would have
    contrasting textures. 

    I used Photoshop to color a gradient along both sides of a strip of
    paper, then connected the ends to make a Moebius loop. That was so
    easy, I'm wondering if there is a software tool to apply texture or
    color to metal. Or a software tool to accurately apply resist so the
    texture can be etched? 

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    Due to the orange alert, I had to be at the Philadelphia airport
    yesterday at 6:30a.m.! Not being a "morning person," this would have
    been a totally barbaric experience but for an exhibit that woke me up
    and kept my interest until it was time to board. It was a selection
    of ceramics and modern jewelry from the collection of Helen Drutt 

www.temple.edu/crafts/public_html/mjcc/local/history/biographies/b46.html

    including a brooch made from a band of stainless steel. The brooch
    was made by Eva Eisler--anybody familiar with her work? Or with
    Helen Williams Drutt? 

    The band had been bent to form three overlapping loops, so it wasn't
    immediately apparent that the band was also a Moebius strip. I was
    wondering why she used a Moebius, since a plain band would make a
    nearly identical brooch. Perhaps the twist in the band provides
    tension to keep the loops in place? 

Janet


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