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Chest by ~Silverartgirl:iconSilverartgirl:

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Submitted: April 29, 2008
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Chest

Wanted to use mokume game in what I felt was an appropriate manner, as wood grain. Originally this was going to be a brooch, which would be located on the chest, hence the title and the detail of the heart. After later consideration this became a decorative box (possibly for jewelry) and I have been toying with the idea of the title "Jewelry Armoire," but then I don't know how to explain the heart. Either way, this is the most challenging piece I have ever made.

Materials: Sterling Silver and Copper
Daily Deviation, 2008-10-14

Daily DeviationChest by ~Silverartgirl. A tiny chest in sterling silver and copper using mokume gane, a mixed-metal laminate with layered patterns resembling a wood grain effect, and it's only 3 1/2" (9cm) tall! (Featured by ^Kitten-of-Woe)

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~aglaranna:iconaglaranna: Apr 30, 2008, 6:23:41 AM
Nice job! Were the feet cast? I need to do some more work with mokume.

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Mood: Neglect ~Silverartgirl:iconSilverartgirl: Apr 30, 2008, 8:14:32 AM
Yes the feet were caste. And mokume game is hard to work with (especially when you make your own.) Any time metal is fused it lowers the soldering temperature which therefore limits the number or grades of solder you can go through and the number of joints you can do. Sadly it has a tendency of melting of bubbling.
~aglaranna:iconaglaranna: Apr 30, 2008, 10:56:57 AM
The only mokume I've actually done anything with is soldered mokume (which I know isn't technically mokume, but the result is the same) - we didn't have the equipment for real mokume at my school at the time. I like it, tho, because you can do smaller batches =)

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~ Jen :rose:

FYI: I HAVE MOVED MY JEWELRY! If you want to keep up to date with my metal work, check out my new account: ~JMWJewelry

JMW Jewelry: [link]
Etsy Shop: [link]
*metalsmiths
*dollmaker88:icondollmaker88: May 1, 2008, 10:39:44 AM
wow. that is really impressive.

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~RealRottenCandy:iconRealRottenCandy: May 1, 2008, 1:52:17 PM
that really kicks ass!

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~spiriferous:iconspiriferous: May 7, 2008, 9:09:57 AM
WHAT???! this is crazy awesome.

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~Silverartgirl:iconSilverartgirl: May 7, 2008, 10:41:31 AM
haha...thank you. This one was a real struggle to get done. I got so frustrated with it half way through that I set it down and didn't look at it for over a month. Thank goodness for deadlines.
~Flurik:iconFlurik: May 7, 2008, 1:29:31 PM
Thats just beautiful, in my eyes it's perfect in every way. how big is it really?
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