{"id":482,"date":"2021-07-18T01:43:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T01:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/?p=482"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:40:13","slug":"whats-new-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"Smoke and Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hex earrings. Sterling silver and oxidized copper. Painting by Me.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought I’d share some ideas I worked on in the last year or so. I started drawing some stuff that surprised me. Later, I saw a theme emerge about armor, fire, smoke. I like when the subconscious speaks to us and we eventually figure out the message.<\/p>\n

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Smoke Earrings: Brass and goldfill. Sold out but more are being made.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I stay away from looking too much at the work of other metal artist because it scrambles my signal. A lot of my ideas come from things like songs, books, movies, poems, jokes, living. The Smoke earrings emerged partly because of an Amy Winehouse song I listen to a lot, called, “Like Smoke”. She sings, “Like smoke, I hang around in the unbalanced…” and also by my beginning to study HoudiniFX.\u00a0 Um…its super hard to learn. <\/p>\n

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Heartfulness Pendant. Sunstone and sterling silver.<\/em><\/p>\n

Above is my ode to the Heartfulness meditation, taught by Daaji. You envision a flame at the center of your chest that expands outward. Its pretty relaxing. Try it.<\/p>\n

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Another fire theme. Mom Tattoo pendant. Sterling silver, copper and garnet.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of flames, I found myself drawing stylized flames all over my sketchbooks through the past year. And around the time of Valentines Day I came up with this idea for a pendant based on old fashioned tattoos. To me the vibe is more like a tattoo Tom Waits would’ve gotten in the ’70’s, and the memorialization of loved ones either gone or out of reach.<\/p>\n

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Hex Earrings: Oxidized Copper and Sterling Silver.<\/em><\/p>\n

Silver had shot up in price right when Covid hit and I used that as a challenge to myself to incorporate other metals into my designs and use less silver. I was spacing out one day and a vision came to me of a medieval procession with banners and streamers. I realized I was thinking about celebration and togetherness but also the solemnity of what we’ve all been through. I was so pleased with the results of using mixed metals here, on the Hex earring.\u00a0 I was never a fan of patina’d metal, either and this year I began to think about creative ways to use it, like doing two-tone designs.<\/p>\n

Anyway, there is more cool stuff coming. I ran out of oxygen (how metaphoric for the past year) so I had to stop all metal work until I was able to refill my tank last week. I am about to delve into another jewelry form I never thought I’d mess with: the bolo tie. A friend is performing soon and asked if I could make one for him. So check back in a month if youre interested in seeing my take on it.<\/p>\n

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The Comet Brooch: Ombre Agate and sterling silver.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lastly, in keeping with the fire\/smoke theme, there is this guy – my Comet Brooch. It features an agate with ombre coloring set in sterling silver. I love brooches and think they are such a cool non-binary form of jewelry. Being a music fan, I always wear some kind of pin on my jackets and was excited when I could start creating things I could swap out with my other pins. You can buy everything you see here on Etsy or DM me to buy directly from me. I ship for free anywhere in the continental USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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