Pounding Some Metal

I recently got back into one of my real loves, working with metal. I love the pounding for texture, the bending, and combining different metals. I worked with copper and brass, and I bend sterling silver wire. I use metal snips to cut the other shapes. My dremel smoothes the edges.

Jewelry of the Week

I made this pendant before I left for Portland.

The base is a strip of copper sheet. I torched the copper to give it a little color. I used cold connections to attach the copper wire and beads. I strung this on a simple black cord, rather than adding more beads. Sometimes pendants are stunning when just left as is.