The Stone:
The Spinel shows a nice range of color from light red to very deep, blood red. Cynthia chose this stone specifically for it's high degree of extinction, which enhances the blood-pool effect of the deep red reflections. When worn it tends to only show the deep reds in one side of the stone at a time.
The Ring:
The prongs are meant to resemble teeth or claws, and the shank texture is an abstracted scale pattern.
This is my first lost-wax piece. A local jeweler taught me how to carve wax and create prongs for this project. A local casting professional did the actual cast. Meeting these people through this project has taught me a lot and opened up many doors.
We have a rubber mould to make another if we please, but sometimes it's more fun to fight over who gets to wear it.
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In far too many of the jewelry pieces I see, the prongs are are insipid, afterthoughtish things. These actually have character. In fact, they look so good, I think they could be larger. The texture came out great, too.
This is one awesome piece! I love the level of abstraction that still preserves the "dragonish" feel and the precision of the work is just awe-inspiring. Wonderful design and execution!
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Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.
Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
^Ikue has been a devious member of our community for almost 7 years and in this time he has proven to be nothing short of dedicated and devoted. Whilst volunteering his time over the last 22 months as a Gallery Moderator within the Community Relations Team, Chris has brought the Vector gallery and many vector artists directly into the spotlight. ^Ikue's commitment to the community is evident in everything he touches and you can always find him reaching out to others with an encouraging word. Chris is a natural leader with a vibrant and empathic personality, and is a role model for deviants everywhere. It's ev... Read More
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