[Jewelry making - Article 00325] - Re: [Orchid] Metal choice - the thought process

[Nanz Aalund]

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    I would take the pearl onto the bench and set it next to what ever
    colored golds, platinum, steel, mill-printed silver, rubber, or any
    other materials I had at the time. I would consider it's fragility,
    it's cost, it's best qualities, it's downside. I would ask myself,
    how can I best highlight this gems qualities and balance those
    qualities with my craftsmanship. 

    Usually,with this kind of consideration some pretty cool ideas begin
    to form and a particular metal will make itself known. I actually had
    a 15mm steel-grey South sea pearl that I did this with, but it ended
    up in a ring and not a pendant

Nanz Aalund
Associate Editor / Art Jewelry magazine
21027 Crossroads Circle / Waukesha WI 53187-1612
262.796.8776 ext.228
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