RE: Copper and Rhodochrosite pendant + today's tunes
Your work is so beautifully intricate. I do lapidary work, mainly cabachons and have only ever had the patience for simple wire wrapping. You inspire!
To comment about the previous comments on patina; have you ever tried boiled eggs? I know from experience that it works on silver but have never tried it on copper. You just mash up a hard boiled egg and let the metal sit in a closed container with it. You would want to set the piece on something so it's not actually touching the eggs as the part that touches them would incur a harsher patina than the rest of the piece. You might experiment with just some wire if you're interested. Lots of vids on the interwebs as well.
Look forward to seeing more of your work. Great touch adding music to your post :)
I appreciate you saying so. I started with simple wire wrapping and over time incorporated a little more intricacy here and there until it became less intimidating. It's still intimidating at times though, it's just now I know how to see beyond those frustrations. I'm kind of stubborn and I think that has helped me when it comes to this craft lol.
Thanks for sharing that about the eggs. I have never even heard of doing that but it sounds like a really great experiment. We plan on getting some chickens before too long so that would be a fun way to combine two of my loves- jeweling and farming :)
Music is a big inspiration to me so I plan to keep that up. Glad you enjoyed it.