[Jewelry making - Article 00911] - [Orchid] [New Gallery] Karen Olsen Ramsey

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Artist: Karen Olsen Ramsey
Email: karen AT artjeweler.com
Orchid Gallery:  http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/olsen2.htm


    I live amidst the beautiful wooded environment of the foothills of
    the Sierra Nevada Mountains in northern California. My jewelry
    designs reflect the small wonders that I encounter in my daily life.
    As a professional wood sculptor in the past, I like dimension in my
    work. I do a little bit of wax work, but I prefer working directly
    with the metal. All of the shapes in my current work are formed
    through chasing and repousee'. I use shakudo and gold together for
    their wonderful contrasting qualities, and I cut most of my own
    stones. Details are important to me, so I strive for excellence in my
    craftmanship and I design the back sides of my pieces to be as
    beautiful as the fronts. Often I set stones in hidden places, create
    original clasps, and make each chain individually. 

    "Vitti Belle" 

          This pendant measures 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" and is suspended from a
          24" handmade double chain. It is fabricated from 18K gold, 22 K
          gold, and shakudo (an ancient Japanese copper/gold alloy). The
          gold leaves and vines are formed through the techniques of
          chasing and repousse, which creates three dimensions with the
          use of punches, files, and other tools. The central stone on
          the front is a 10 mm. round emerald weighing 3.87 cts. The
          small upper stone is a 4.9 mm. Cat's eye chrysoberyl, and the
          pearl is a 2.7 ct. American natural freshwater pearl. On the
          back side, the design is carved into the metal with files and
          punches to create a low relief dimensional design. Some of the
          gold vines and leaves from the front side wrap around to the
          back to form the loops that the chain hangs from. The central
          stone on the back is a 1.24 ct. Lightning Ridge black opal, and
          the upper stone is a 5 mm. round rose cut diamond weighing .25
          cts. 

          The double chain is entirely hand fabricated and terminates in
          a fabricated double ivy leaf clasp that echoes the front side
          of the piece. 

          The necklace comes in an individually made silk lined box,
          form-fit to cradle the necklace within it. 

    "Les Tres Baigneurs" 

          This pendant is fabricated from 18K gold, 22 K gold, and
          shakudo(an ancient Japanese copper/gold alloy). It measures The
          gold leaves, flowers and sculptural elements are formed through
          the techniques of chasing and repousse, which creates three
          dimensions with the use of punches, files, and other tools. The
          central "stone" is actually a beautiful piece of sculpted
          Lalique glass depicting three seated nude bathers. The upper
          stone is a mm. Round Lightning Ridge black opal weighing cts.
          The pearls are American natural fresh water pearls from the
          Mississippi River. 

          The back side has been pierced and dimensionally formed with
          chasing and repousse techniques. Some of the gold vines from
          the front side wrap around and through the back side to create
          the loops that the chain is attached to. 

          The 18" chain is a twisted curb hand fabricated chain that is
          doubled at the pendant and becomes a single chain at a small
          pearl. The clasp is fabricated in a double leaf form that echos
          the elegant leaves on the front of the pendant. A small pearl
          is suspended from the clasp on a chain segment to caress and
          enhance the back of the neck when worn. 

          It comes in an individually made silk lined box, form -fit to
          cradle the necklace within it. 






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