{"id":409,"date":"2011-09-08T02:29:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T06:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/rasmussengems\/?p=409"},"modified":"2011-09-08T02:29:49","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T06:29:49","slug":"artwork-for-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/rasmussengems\/2011\/09\/08\/artwork-for-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Artwork for September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\">As the first day of autumn approaches, we realize that September has come and in the Upstate of South Carolina it is by definition no longer hot.&nbsp; August is hot, September is cooler.&nbsp; We will notice Autumn about mid October when the leaves change to their fall beauty.&nbsp; During this time, we continue to work in the shop.&nbsp; Debbie makes about 20 pieces to my one.&nbsp; She does the bead work and I do the lapidary and metalsmithing work.&nbsp; She is very creative and has produced several fantastic jewelry pieces.&nbsp; One of these is based on a sprig of flowers in the pendant below the golden yellow of the sun:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/?action=view&amp;current=FK.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flower Sprig\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/i44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/FK.jpg\" width=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\">The second piece that she crafted that is featured this month is done with brown beads and golden yellow potato pearls.&nbsp; Again, the focal pendant makes the piece.&nbsp; This pendant is bronze with golden highlights and a yellow faceted stone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/?action=view&amp;current=FP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Brown\" border=\"0\" height=\"264\" src=\"http:\/\/i44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/FP.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\">While she has been busily string beads (I add the clasp and chain to her designs), I am working on cutting stones and either wrapping them or setting them.&nbsp; In this case, I cut a piece of amethyst that had a fantastic chevron banded pattern above a very dark section.&nbsp; The cabochon is in a free form style.&nbsp; I drilled a 2 mm hole in the cabochon and attached a pinch bail and Sterling Silver Venetian box chain to finish my necklace:<\/span><\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/s44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/?action=view&amp;current=FQ.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/i44.photobucket.com\/albums\/f8\/Gemlover7476\/FQ.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Banded Amethyst\"><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the first day of autumn approaches, we realize that September has come and in the Upstate of South Carolina it is by definition no longer hot.&nbsp; August is hot, September is cooler.&nbsp; 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