Sunday, October 6, 2013

Earrings with attitude

I grabbed a bit of time yersterday to finish some earrings I have been making on the side as I worked on other bigger works and tasks.

I have two groups of earrings: those that lean a little towards Steampunk; and those that have been found or discovered as part of the process of cutting up the recycled metal.

The ones that are Steampunkish have a bit of attitude in that the wearer is going to stand out a bit because of the length and/or uniqueness of the bits and pieces they are made from.

©2013 Barry Smith - Formerly an antique brass window winder
©2013 Barry Smith - Formerly steel drive shafts from antique clocks
©2013 Barry Smith - Formerly antique clock cogs
©2013 Barry Smith - Formerly antique clock cogs and hands
The found earrings are often simple classic light and beautiful pieces.

©2013 Barry Smith - Formerly silver plated EPNS - lattice decoration on a tray
©2013 Barry Smith -  Formerly the fluted edge of a silver plated EPNS tray
©2013 Barry Smith -  Formerly the edge of an antique drink coaster
©2013 Barry Smith -  Formerly the decorated edge of a silver plated EPNS tray
Some of these earrings will make their way into my online shop (which I have neglected a bit lately); and others will go into a local gallery shop as the owner asked would I give his gallery the opportunity to sell my work as he is keen to have local artists in his gallery shop

6 comments:

  1. Oh oh!! more lovely earrings, cant have enough.

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  2. Ingenious! I thought the first pair were made from sliced drill bits.

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  3. Oh my....lust is a sin isn't it?

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  4. VA, P, R & JM - thanks for checking out this little lot. P - your comment is music to my ears. R - sliced drill bit - bit hard but I could soften them by heating them - good idea. JM - I don't think so in the case of earrings. All Go well. B

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  5. If earring lust is a sin then I'm doomed! Going to your shop now, just for a little browse. Seems the time may be right for another B acquisition. As P says, can't have

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