fusion.

brooch/pendant.

updated.from my origianl photo, delicate.

40x30mm.

this series of brooch/pendants are sections from some of my floral photos. they are meant to be abstract and a bit mysterious.

intermezzo.

pendant/brooch.

from my original photo, the blue planet.

40x30mm.

abstract flowers.

i have a few silver.toned brooch/pendant settings on hand. thinking i will make some photo brooches using sections from some of my florals. because they are only sections, they will be abstract. i have found i am a bit of an abstract realist. here's the first...

made from this print of a photo i took of a carnation...

all the pendants like this one, will be mounted in the silver setting and measure 40x30mm. all will be capped with an acrylic cap. i think this one came out lovely! i named it whisper for its softness.

ps. this is a print i had in my scrap pile. its printed on epson's matte photo paper and the tones and quality are super!

epson's ultra premium matte photo paper.

i've been working out some pendant designs using a print of one of my originals, the tree that grew love. i have a nice horizontal design that i am going to try to make into a resin pendant set in a large metal frame. here is a test run for my round capped pendants...

i'm not super happy with the print quality. i bought the store brand premium matte paper at office depot. i don't much care for it. before the office depot paper, i had some photo postcard paper from staples. i was pleasantly surprised with it and hope to get more soon. my favorite matte paper is epson's ultra premium photo paper. i always gorgeous results with it and can't wait to get more. little expensive for cards and pendants though...i will probably get the staples for card and jewelry making. any budget brands y'all would recommend?

pendant.

vintage wallpaper mounted under an acrylic cab.

antique brass setting. 35mm round.

victoria kloch (see my blogroll) recently posted about georgia o'keefe. this paper made me think of her larger than life florals and watercolors. it also reminds me of her fondness for the southwest and desert landscapes...its gorges and canyons. still have yet to name this and get better photos. this by far has been one of the hardest to photograph. the paper is iridescent and the acrylic cab is reflective. perhaps georgia is on my mind.

five.

this is one of five custom brooches i am finishing up. they are all a part of the same order. i have to totally re.do one, the print ripped when i tried to adjust it under the acrylic cab. i also had a few prints to print up for this order. hopefully everything will be ready to go out this week.