Sterling silver, fused and constructed. In another sense, it frees the jeweller from the normal intransigence of metal, its resistance to be formed. Just below its melting point, sterling silver has what is called a slush phase, and at this red-heat it can be molded much like clay and lines can be impressed into the surface. Sterling silver, fused and constructed. This pin is also fused sterling silver.
Technical exploration can be a source of creative inspiration.
The two parts of the shell form were fused together, then I added the tail. The concrete is cast in a mold, with the forged copper wire legs cast in place. I wasn't intending the animal references but the legs make them unavoidable. This is the second box-like form for the Box exhibition. Again the concrete was cast in a mold, but with only one wire piercing the form.