This bracelet is an example of what I call slow jewelry. Made from two sterling silver butter-knives, the design flowed from the the actual shape of the knife blades and the unusual malachite stone – it’s puffy shape and cross-grain cut reminded me of the body of a sphinx moth freshly emerged from the chrysallis. The bracelet was made flat, brazed together with a “Bernzomatic” propane can torch, then shaped around a bracelet mandrel.
For more jewelry examples and my philosophy of slow jewelry, read the Mardon Blog, The Slow Jewelry Manifesto. Comments and discussion are welcome.
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