Recently
Noela and I have had a reasonable number of sales from our collaborative Bazola jewellery range that is sold through
Main Street Gallery in Montville.
Now that Noela has recovered and come back down to earth after her wanderings in Morocco and other exotic places, we thought it was time to create more Bazola pieces. We agreed that I would make some foldformed bits this weekend for her to use in her designs - she asked if I could make a few mini corrugated bits.
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| Barry Smith © Corrugated Bazola bits |
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| Barry Smith © Corrugated bit from jardiniere before polishing |
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| Barry Smith © Corrugated bit from jardiniere after polishing |
In the photos above you can see a few corrugated bits to test the idea - different size corrugations and different metal including recycled thin brass from the base of a pot, heavier brass from the side of a jardiniere and some silver-plate from an old sugar bowl.
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| Barry Smith © Bazola bits from old tray |
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| Barry Smith © Bazola bits from old tray |
I also made some Bazola bits from an old serving tray.
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| Barry Smith © Bazola bits from old silver-plated fruit platter |
And some other silver-plate bits from the rim of a heavy fruit platter.
Most of the pieces are in sets so Noela can use them to create earrings and pendant sets; or can just use them as individual pieces. Guess we will wait to see what becomes of the corrugations and other bits.
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| Barry Smith © Metal scraps |
I always enjoy making the Bazola bits because I can take unsightly scraps such as the above I used today - and with a little cutting, beating, folding, marking and polishing I can change them so they are ready to be given a new life in something of beauty.
looking gorgeous B - the transformation is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe process of transformation is amazing Barry...how something can catch the eye that would otherwise be ignored.
ReplyDeleteoohhh lovely - can't wait to get my hands on them - well done with the corrugations, Bazza xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteOh I can see how beautiful these pieces are going to be... I lust after the jewellery that will be made from the pieces in the fifth photo down.... already...
ReplyDeleteTruly a beautiful collaboration!
You are a magician, Barry! Transforming metal scraps into beauty ..... though there are many of us visiting this blog who find old metal scraps rather exciting. I love your collaborative jewellery pieces so will be looking forward to seeing what Noela comes up with.
ReplyDeleteRubbish transformed into treasure.... I love the whole idea and the 'bits' are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love Noella's jewelry . . looking forward to seeing more . . always enjoy your posts!
ReplyDeleteAll of what they've said - magical alchemy!
ReplyDeleteThese pieces look truly exciting, Barry. Hope to see how they are further transformed.
ReplyDeleteF, GiD, N, R, R, JM, JG,V & S - thanks for comments and compliments - always good to have fellow 'scrappies' visiting; and yes it is now over to Noela to work the next bit of the transformation.One of the good things about this collaboration is that we can bring two good skill sets into action and also a clear understanding of what we are generally trying to achieve - a shared aesthetic. So we will wait Noela's magic - no pressure N. Go well. B
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