Jewelry – Page 4 – Suné Horn

Black Fish

Posted on 17/06/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

Metal class was cancelled last week as a precaution to not spread MERS, so I don’t have anything new to show. I figured I’d post some of the pieces I had made, but hadn’t blogged about yet.

Like my Black Fish pendant. This was my 3rd attempt at setting some kind of stone in silver. (Haven’t blogged about the first two either). It’s a piece of black onyx and though it isn’t oval shaped, it reminded me a little of the pendant Drew Barrymore wears in The Wedding Singer.

I cut out an orca/killer whale at the back because killer whales were my favourite kind of whale when I was growing up, and I thought the patterns on their skin would be a nice way to contrast the black and silver.

Mermaid Tear

Posted on 12/06/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

There are times in metal class when I have to wait to use certain equipment or tools, because other people are busy using it. During those occasions I try to complete small projects like this dainty (Aqua Chalcedony) ring – the kind the vulnerable-but-strong, kitten-loving, shorts-wearing girls on pinterest and weheartit would swoon over, and that you’d probably find on etsy.

I have quite a collection of staying-productive-while-waiting-my-turn-rings now.

I’m working towards getting my own equipment and setting up a small work-space at home, so I can create with no interruptions.

Sea Biscuit

Posted on 08/06/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

Inspired by a pendant the metal class instructor wears from time to time, I asked if she could show me how to make one. It’s basically two cupped circles soldered on the edge. While hers has a floral motif on it, I chose a sand dollar.

In 2012, when our architecture masters class went on a research trip to Mozambique, I found a sand dollar on the beach in Maputo – they are quite easy to find there. I liked Mozambique so much, I wanted to go work there after graduation. The sand dollar skeletons in Mozambique look a little different to the design on my pendant – the Florida “key-hole” dollar fit the circular design better.

As far as detail, I tried to give it a little dented texture – much like the sea dollar segments. I was told not to polish it too much with the machine, but to polish it by hand with sandpaper instead – I think that added to the washed-up texture and feel.

I did a variation on a sea-star at the back – in keeping with the theme. I left the centre intact to retain structural integrity.

The Maverick

Posted on 05/06/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

A small pendant I made a few weeks ago. I still have to find a dainty silver chain to fix to the end rings. Until then, the pendant hangs as is in the picture.

The relationship between me and the instructor is an interesting one. I can’t expect to always do what I planned to do, and she seems to want me to do more traditional designs from time to time. She likes pearls. So I occasionally try to work some pearls into my designs. I saw a similar minimalist design with a silver bar somewhere and decided to make my own – having three pearls hang off it. As luck would have it, she only had three equally sized pearls in pink (not my favourite colour). Such is life.

Update:

Finally found a chain on etsy to finish this pendant with. I also made a mistake previously by accidentally soldering two rings that weren’t silver to the ends. I fixed that and added the chain. Done!

Crossbar Ring

Posted on 27/05/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

Made this little ring in metal/jewelry class last week.

My Vanity Ring

Posted on 22/05/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

After making the trinity ring, I thought it would be nice to make my own seal ring. I couldn’t decide on an image or icon so I settled for my name.

I tried it with candle wax and realised that the writing should have been mirrored – but it’s going to function as a ring more than a seal anyway, so might as well have the wring be legible on the ring. The image of the wax result has been mirrored in Photoshop.

Silver Stag

Posted on 18/05/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

I designed the following piece in 2014, but I knew I had to put in a couple more hours in the studio before I would be able to make it. In the meantime, I made a little card mock-up to see if it would work and to wrap my head around how exactly to make it. (The model also helped to show the instructor exactly what I wanted to make, seeing as I don’t speak any Korean.)

Making the actual thing took longer than I expected (about 5 hours), and at times the process of making it really tested my patience. I’m pretty proud of myself for actually making it – and not giving up on the idea. This is the final piece:

Stag. (Yellow Jade and Silver.)

From a different angle.

Trinity

Posted on 06/05/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

I’ve been wanting to make a piece with brass-and-silver inlay work for a while now. Triangles have also become quite appealing to me lately – like in the past couple of years…

Side note: My 2nd cousin is studying BA Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University. I really love his work. Recently he made this self-portrait – note the triangle. It’s titled : “I am by no means a visionary, but I can see“. I asked to buy it.

I previously bought this “panollama‬” drawing from him. I’m still very much in love with it. It was bigger than I anticipated – probably close to A0 in size. It’s framed and waiting for me in South Africa.

Love

Posted on 01/05/201518/07/2016 by Suné Horn in Jewelry

I didn’t finish as much as I wanted to in last weeks metal/jewelry class. I find I need to methodically plan everything before class in order to be 100% productive. Last week I basically made a pendent and two small rings.

The first of which was a cutesy heart-shaped ring I made from the silver cut-offs of previous projects.

The second was my attempt at resetting a cubic zirconia. It ended up being less “setting” and more “glueing”. I need to finish it off some more.