Student Gallery - Necklaces Page 3

If you have taken a class from Connie or used one of her tutorials as a basis for a piece, please feel free to submit a photo of your work for display here. See Student Gallery Index for more info on submissions.

Kim Schlauch

I created this necklace, titled "Making Connections," in Connie's cold connections class at Beadfest Wire in PA. It includes a sampling of the various techniques introduced in the class, including bolts, wire rivets, split tube rivets, and telescoping tube rivets. Than you Connie, for your expertise, support and encouragement!. Email Kim

Marianne Behrens

A piece of reticulated and embellished sterling silver has been used to prong set this stunning lamp work cobochon by Cornelia Jarst. Designed by Marianne Behrens. Email Marianne.

Judith Moore

Muse Nautique is a result of attending many of Connie's classes over a period of several years. For me, Connie's design class was my road map to higher levels of creativity and understanding. Muse Nautique is 100% bronze. I used a rubber stamp for the patterns on bronze clay. The large circular rings are hand-formed bronze clay linked together with handmade bronze wire jump rings. After firing, I further enhanced the color with a torch. Muse Nautique received a Blue Ribbon in competition at the Del Mar Fair, San Diego, 2009. Email Judith

Lisl Armstrong

Octopus's Garden - This necklace was inspired by Connie's Free-form Wire Necklace project which appeared in the Summer 2004 edition of Wire Jewelry. It is sterling silver wire and natural sea glass. Email Lisl

Ronna Del Valle

This piece started with a sheet of copper that was textured using assorted hammers and then torched to achieve color variations. The next step was to cut out the desired shape for the jewelry with a saw and then file until smooth. Next I punched different size holes in the piece and attached one piece of annodized aluminum that had previously been colored with Sharpies to the back using cold connections so that the color shows through the holes. Finally an aluminum disc was shaped into a saucer shape and attached with a cold connection and color washers were adding with brass bolts. Holes were punch to add jump rings for the chain. Email Ronna

Eugenia Chan

Copper Pendant: my first attempt in cold-connection techniques with tubes, bolts & nuts.
Email Eugenia