Silver bracelets

I have been making pieces that are all metal, no stones, and depend on design alone to make them interesting to me. I have many influences which I have already written about for this type of work and I just received two books from Marbeth Schon, “Form and Function, American Modernist Jewelry 1940-1970″ and “Modernist Jewelry, 1930-1960, The Wearable Art Movement” which are going to be right down my alley as far as influence on my work. Marbeth is also going to carry some of my pieces in her gallery which is a big boost to me, I am very happy about the opportunity to be seen in her collection of artists.

Bracelets by Sam Patania, 2009

These two bracelets are all sterling silver, pierced sheet with domes added. I have taken a photography tutorial and have started to take my photographs on a reflective surface so that they can be seen from two angles at once. In the reflection  you can see the three dimensional aspect of these two pieces as well as the pierced areas.

I enjoyed these pieces so much and I hope to continue making pieces like this which seem to be a new direction for me. I would like to add stones, I think geometric faceted stones sets as well as calibrated cabs would fit well with these designs. Gold and silver combinations as well. I currently have a commission from a patron to make one of the ZigZag ( silver and gold)  bracelets which I posted about last time in platinum and 18K gold. Working with platinum like that is an amazing opportunity for me, I’ll post about it when I’m done.

I named these two bracelets Rio Plata ( 1 and 2) as a nod to the Mexican influence which I live in. I love my work.

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