What a mess! After a one month hiatus from the studio I do not think soldering was the best thing to start with but nonetheless this is what I did. Native American legend says that this stone fell from the sky. It also says that if there is a crack in the stone then the stone took the blow for the owner. The history behind this stone is unknown but what a blow it must have taken for its owner because that is a HUGE crack! Anyways... My mission this month is to make a brooch using this beautiful Arizona Turquoise. And just how big is it? 1.75"L x 1"W x 5/16"D to be exact. The depth varies around the stone which means a Custom Bezel has to be made. Ugh! After sketching up many designs for this stone (none of which was chosen), and coming to a paralyzing part in the creativity process, I decided to go ahead and just make the bezel. I start off with some fine silver, cut the correct height, length, anneal it, roll it down (rolling mill), a...
Nothing is perfect. Nothing is permanent. Nothing is complete.