Thursday, February 17, 2011

Earring Challenge



I am loving these design challenges! here's the latest:

Each of us was given an 8" strip of off-white, 1" wide aluminum (e.g. Levelor) window blinds. Like the second of the above photos.

The assignment: make a pair of earrings, using all of the material. Other metals, plastic, and color were permissible additions but nothing else. I decided to add sterling silver spacers and earwires but no color (I could use some white earrings) and no plastic. The first photo (above) is what I came up with.

6 comments:

CarolynArtist said...

Peggy? I love the earrings, they are so whimsical...are they light enough?(weight-wise)

Peggy Shiffrin said...

VERY light! I'm wearing them right now in fact.

stoneaddict said...

Very industrial-looking. What fun design challenges! The white makes them look lightweight, too. I love the holes in each- great design element.

stoneaddict said...

Did they curl on their own or did you bend them?

Peggy Shiffrin said...

I did bend them - tapped them into a dapping block.

Bodil Lund Jewelry Design said...

They are so you Peggy! Great design.