Getting the "Point"

If you have glanced through this blog very much, you may have noticed that most of my pieces are smooth and rounded.  I tend to like shapes with curves and things that flow.  Yet every once in a while, it's good to push comfort levels aside, and give something new a try.  So today I have for you a "pointy" necklace.  You have probably seen similar designs elsewhere, but this is my first foray into this particular scheme.

I had fun creating the polymer sheets.  There are three different patterns used here.  I made an Ikat cane, (the one with teal, purple and fuchsia)  a marbled teal and aqua cane with deep texture, and a simply textured purple-blue sheet. Then I cut the shapes.  I used a sharp blade and cut angles that I found appealing.  The top of the pieces were bevel-cut and rolled back to create bails for hanging.  The slightly oval crystals on the cord compliment the colors in the piece, but don't detract from the focals.  It was a fun piece to make, and should be fun to wear on a spring or summer day.

Translucent Necklaces

At the Westerly Gallery show for June, the Ocean Community YMCA Garden Club creates floral arrangements to compliment many of the month's works of art.  This event usually inspires me to make something spring-like.  This year, I found myself working with pastel striped translucent canes. The necklace above is the result.

I also decided to use the striped canes in a deeper blue piece.  This necklace, with leaves also made of polymer, is shown on the left.

Both necklaces used glass pearls for the "chain" section.  The pearls look delicate and the colors were perfect.