Boa pendant - This pendant is sterling silver with a copper base. The inner stone setting is held to the snake pendant with 22 gauge silver wire, essentially floating within the center. The stone itself is a 8X6mm Peridot. I want to apologize for the low quality image, I will be getting it back soon to take cleaner photos.
Boa pendant - A closeup of the pendant detail
Found Object Ring - For this project, I was to fabricate a ring from a found object. I chose a Pound coin from 1990, and incorporated elements of St. George's Cross (British flag) and the shield shape used in the Crusades. The finished ring is made of sterling and fine silver. The coin itself can be rotated in its setting so that the edge inscription on the coin, PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD (from the Welsh national anthem meaning "True am I to my country"), can be viewed.
Snake Pendant - Cast sterling silver with demontoid garnet stone.
Snake Pendant
Snake Pendant
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Metals and Jewelry Design
Stephen Bates
Freelance Artist/Designer Santa Monica, CA