Category Archives: Metalworking

Jewelry Fabrication: Dapping Disks

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

Lately, physical exhaustion comes over me quickly and without warning, like summer thunderstorms in Maryland. I hear it’s a common symptom of being a pregnant version of oneself, yet this feels rather different from regular fatigue. It doesn’t build up over … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Quartz Kelp Pendant, Part 4

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

My Kelp Pendant project is experiencing scope creep – the more I work on it, the more complicated and never-ending it feels.  Partially, this is because every bit of it is a learning experience.  Each completed step brings up a twist I couldn’t anticipate. … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Quartz Kelp Pendant, Part 3

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

After several weeks of not seeing the quartz for my Kelp Pendant, Michael looked at the stone and went “Hm. Are you sure it’s not a fluorite? Could be fluorite.” And then we proceeded to drop it from the bench … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Embossing a Dragonfly

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

A friend of mine was looking for a Bat Mitsvah present – a pendant or a bracelet with a clean, simple design that incorporated Jewish symbolism (the Star of David, hamsa, the dove, etc). He needed it very soon, and was … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Quartz Kelp Pendant, Part 2

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

In between class semesters, Michael’s Creative Metalworks Studio offers a number of Open Studio Sessions – *free* 6-hour long Saturday classes, where existing students feverishly finish up projects, and curious visitors get a chance to meet Michael and experience his … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Quartz Kelp Pendant, Part 1

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

As my second Work In Progress in Michael’s Creative Metalworks Studio class, I’m working on a statement copper pendant. If the domed ring is Michael’s intro project of choice, for the second one he likes to teach how to bezel … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Fabrication: Domed Rings

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Wild Naiada Designs

This January, I signed up for a Jewelry Fabrication course with Michael Schwartz of Creative Metalworks. I’ve been wanting to learn to solder and work with metal for a while now in order to expand my design capabilities (and just because … Continue reading →

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