Friday, October 18, 2013

Cabathon piece # 6
 Dumortierite and Pezoatite Pendant

 Number 6 in series of cabochon pendants, this one contains some mineral obscurities for sure. The pink stone is a pezoatite from Madagascar given its name by Dr. Frederico Pezoata. It is considered by some to be the 7th or 8th member of the beryl family. The blue cabochon is a Dumortierite also from Madagascar.  Absent of engravings, this pendant is a new take on an older style of my jewelry.  The tubing for the rivets which hold this piece together has been drawn down to 4 different sizes, creating the descending sizes; from top/bottom to middle. 4 main components make up this work; two split top layers, one back layer with the cabochon setting and the bale                                                                         

 
  No it didn't break.  This pendant has a swinging bale that a 4mm chain will fit through.  The swinging action is playful and allows for a more supple interaction between the pendant and the chain.  It swings very freely.


 Pictured at right is the pendant hanging on a cable style omega chain.


To the left is a reverse side photo.  Ray cutouts have been pierced in the backside revealing the underside of the cabochon.  This pendant is available as of the time of this posting. Price is $1950 including insured shipping via ups.  Thanks for taking time to checkout my blog.  I hope you have enjoyed it.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Gaspeite Pendant with Tsavorite garnets and Mali Garnet accents
Center stone is a Gaspeite cabochon from Australia. 6 Mali garnets and 6 Tsavorite Garnets accent the piece. The Body is sterling silver and includes 5 14k yellow gold tube setting which house Mali garnets. The bale has been hand engraved and is adorned with the 6th Mali garnet. 
 
This piece is fully reversible and has been constructed from 3 layers of varying thickness' of sterling silver sheet.  The fifth in a series of cabochon pendants I am doing, it is the most complex one yet with a number of fairly complex solder joins.   

  Shown above is a shot of the pendant hanging on a cable chain.  The bale has been built to accommodate most medium size chains.  Bale's inner diameter is 6 mm. While the bale is a closed link it is not soldered to the body of the pendant allowing it to move freely when worn.           

This is the backside of the pendant.  It is meant to be worn in either orientation.  The engraving includes all of the original design layout I began with on paper (a sort of map to the piece) along with a little bit of extra flare.  The stone settings on the front have holes behind them allowing them to be seen subtly from the backside.  This pendant is available as of this posting. Priced at $3250 shipped. Thank you for looking I hope you enjoyed the pictures.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Amethyst and Tourmaline pendant

This is my newest creation.  It is a two-sided pendant. The body is made of 4 sterling silver sheets and the rivets and spacers are made of 14K gold.  The center stone is an Amethyst cut by David Brackna.  David calls this his Turkish star cut.  He is the only one in the world executing this cut, as it is his brainchild.  The accenting stones on the front and back are Afghani Tourmalines, which have been provided by Out of our Mines company in Arcata, CA.  The geometry shown here is a departure from metatron's cube, showing the relationship of the circle triangle and the square.   The accent stones and rivets have been place at the intersecting power points of this geometry.
 Here you see a reverse shot of the pendant.  The geometry engraved on the back is much the same as the front but shows more of the lines I used to create the design.  This is a sort of map to the piece.  Notice that the triangular cutout on the bale is opposed to the cutout on the front creating a suggested 6-pointed star when looked through.  This may be new to some of you, but the upward pointing triangle is the male orientation and downwards is the female orientation.  Both are included to bring balance.  This is the backside, but the pendant is meant to be reversible.
 Side view of the pendant.  You can see that the top layer is actually two layers which have been soldered together.
 Hanging shot of front with a good view of both triangles on the bale.












Detail shot of front of the pendant

Hanging detail shot of bale

Detail of lower right front

Detail of center stone setting

Detail of Bale
 This is a hand forged bale, not just a chopped piece of tubing stock; meaning that it started from a piece of flat silver sheet.  The bale has been soldered to layer two and is situated so it does not interfere with the piece laying flat on the chest whether worn forward or backward.



Detail of lower right backside
Detail of Center stone setting; backside


Scale shot
This last shot shows the scale of this piece next to an all familiar house key. Pendant is just under      1 3/4 inches in diameter excluding the bale.  2 and 1/4 ounces is the weight of this pendant.  Just under 70 hours went into this creation and about $1000 in materials. My price is $6000 flat delivered to your door via insured UPS.  Please email at AndyLucasJewelry@gmail.com for serious inquiries.  Thanks for looking I hope you enjoyed the pictures.