I love caged beads. I especially love Janice Berkebile's work and her caged beads. I decided to try one from her book, finally.
I used copper and bronze wire for the cage and I captured some very small dichroic glass buttons inside. It's a pod and I love the way the wires from the supports become tendrils.
It was a fun project and fun to wear. I know I'll do more of them and other styles, too.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend! Summer is finally here!!!
Loving your wire work! This looks amazing! Would like to try this with a marble!
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It's beautiful, your wire work is great! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeletei am laughing right now...i have the weather on while i am reading blog...windchill in the 30s with possibility of snow right in our area this evening. yup...summer is finally here! LOL So let's talk jewelry since the weather is a bust. This pod is gorgeous in a real funky way! What a great vibe. And it offers endless possibilities of what can be inside that pod. This is really fun and wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! I also loved that green wire piece you were wearing when I saw you last!!! Your wirework is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Maryanne. I hope you had a nice holiday weekend. Your caged pendant is beautiful. I've always admired Janice Berkebile's work and have never made this particular pendant myself. It's always feels great to tackle a project that you've been meaning to try - I have a few myself that I'd like to attempt one of these days. I like how you added the dichroic buttons inside of the caged pendant. The sky's the limit with a pod style like this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous pendant - I love the idea of the caged beads. Years ago a friend gave me a wire fishing bait cage - he knows I like weird things(!) and I have often photographed different objects in it - there is something fascinating about little wire cages with things in them. I would so happily wear this pendant - it's beautiful.
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