wendyleehearn.com » New Work http://wendyleehearn.com/blog Adventures in Glass and Jewellery Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Flowers, Daisies, I wish it were Spring. http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/2010/04/flowers-daisies-i-wish-it-were-spring/ http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/2010/04/flowers-daisies-i-wish-it-were-spring/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:09:20 +0000 WendyLee http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/?p=496 I have been very busy making some new pendants and I am very happy with the way they have turned.

Saw pierced sterling silver with a brushed finish and featuring either my dichroic glass cabochons or fused glass cabochons.

Here is a sneak peak of a couple of the pendants.

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I ran out of time to take decent photos of my entries before dropping them off.

Here is a really bad photo pf my lampwork section entry

Lampwork glass bead pendant

The focal is a glass lampwork bead that was slumped to make it a cabochon. A sterling silver set blue topaz was then set into the cabochon. The cabochon was then set into a sterling silver bezel and polished with a matt finish. A cluster of various shades of blue lampwork beads was then added to the chain. The chain is 60cm long so its a long necklace that dangles down. A handmade clasp was attached at the back which was also accented with Lampwork beads.

The other photos I have of the other entries are really bad, so I will have to wait until I get them back when the show is over. I also donlt like to post photos of the entries befor ethe judging as you never know who the judges are.

Will let you know how I go.

]]> http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/2010/03/easter-show-arts-competition/feed/ 0 Splats and the art of saw piercing… http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/2010/03/splats-and-the-art-of-saw-piercing/ http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/2010/03/splats-and-the-art-of-saw-piercing/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:22:40 +0000 WendyLee http://wendyleehearn.com/blog/?p=439 I have been playing around with a some new designs and getting back into saw piercing.

Have discovered the trick to successful saw piercing is the right music. Somthing to fast and you you try and go to quick and break to many saw blades. The same goes for anything with a good beat, you find yourself bobbing your head and that also leads to broken saw blades.
You need somthing smooth, wit h an even rhythm. Bit of jazz or blues works well for me and I have found I don’t break saw blades.

Here a few images of the new pendants of I have been making.

Sterling Silver Splat Pendant

sterling silver splatter pendant

These pendants are available in my ETSY store : WendyLee

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I have been playing with the glass again over the break and have made this dimensional art glass pendant. I made pendants of this style a few years ago when I was adding the the surface orbs to the dichroic glass pendants as accents. I thought that I would play with using all art glass to see if the effect was just as interesting.

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New Interchangeable Pendants have been Listed in my Etsy Store : Wendy Lee

Spiral pendants are made of sterling silver and are interchangaeable with Donut shaped pendants/beads.

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Delicate/Floral Pendant
Fine Lines/Bold Lines Pendant
Ordered/Chaos Pendant

Pendant are available in my Etsy Store : WendyLee

I am happy to customise pendants with different pattern combinations.

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Under The Sea Pendant

Pendant inpsired by the lyrics to the following Beatles Song.

Under The Sea

I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
In his octopus’s garden in the shade
I’d ask my friends to come and see
In an octopus’s garden with me
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade

We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus’s garden near a cave
We would sing and dance around
because we know we can’t be found
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe
We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden with you
in an octopus’s garden with you
in an octopus’s garden with you

 

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It is a double ring which means it sits over 2 fingers.

This ring is available in my Etsy store : WendyLee

It can be custom made in any coloured eyes that you wish.

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Terra

Amoeba

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This pendant has a hole that has been fused into the pendant.

Pendant is currently available in my Etsy store. Wendy Lee on Etsy

Etched Dichroic Glass Pendant

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