http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000c6kh.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000c6kh The enameled pieces I'm working on for the Worcester Historical Society show. http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/pic/000046gr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001bd7z.xml Glass enamel on fine silver cloisonné, set into a sterling setting. Gemstone accents are natural yellow sapphires, and black diamonds. I created this piece for a show at the Worcester Historical Society, devoted to the smiley in various media. Worcester, MA is where it was first created! I wanted to capture the light-heartedness of the design in its setting. The "ribbons" are forged silver and undulate toward and away from the viewer, as well as from side to side. The playfulness is accented by the deliberate asymmetry of the the piece as a whole. (The black background of the photo is modifying the color of the sapphires a bit; in real life, they match the color of the enamel.) http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/pic/000046gr.xml 1ca25bff5f4e3a594fb44e4980f37fa3 image/jpeg 305 400 52093 http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/pic/000046gr cloisonne http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00009scc.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00009scc diamond http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001dk57.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001dk57 enamel http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/000066gb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/000066gb pendant http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000fqqq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000fqqq sapphire http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001c0pf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001c0pf silver http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000t1s6.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000t1s6 sterling http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00008fq1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00008fq1 Glass plique-a-jour enamel in a fine and sterling silver filigree, with sterling silver, natural yellow sapphire, and black diamond. This pendant has a lot of movement and dances when worn, in keeping with the playful nature of the smiley face. The black is opaque enamel; the yellow is translucent, so it looks nice without light behind it and glows when back-lit. This is the other of the two pieces I created for a 2006 show featuring the smiley at the Worcester Historical Society. Worcester, MA is the original source for this icon of the 1970s. (Seen in person, the sapphire is more yellow and not as orange as it looks here.) http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/pic/00005eat.xml 4756c986084d426942f069d0004f50d6 image/jpeg 348 400 68406 http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/pic/00005eat diamond http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001dk57.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001dk57 enamel http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/000066gb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/000066gb pendant http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000fqqq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000fqqq plique-a-jour http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000g3y7.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000g3y7 sapphire http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001c0pf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0001c0pf silver http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000t1s6.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/0000t1s6 sterling http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00008fq1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/afmetalsmith/gallery/00008fq1