[ Rusted Caged Heart Locket ] This is a very recent prototype piece that I
am sure will become the design parent of a number of new pieces. Based on the
Space Frame rusted steel cage concept this takes it just a bit further by
incorporating the locket idea. It contains a carved acrylic heart that in
itself may become a design direction.
Materials: Steel, Bronze, Brass and Acrylic
Dimensions: 3"x 2"x 1.25"
Photo by: Gerard Perrone
[ Rusted Wheel Neckpiece ] several years ago, while picking thru the town
dump on a little island up in Maine, I discovered a rusted spool of re-bar tie
wire. It inspired me to make the same "space-frame" jewelry objects out of
this rsuted metal as well as the traditional silver I had been employing. I
quickly used up this spool of "found" metal and then purchased spools of "new"
metal which was un-rusted. So, after a bit of trial and error I accidentally
discovered a chemical process that would instantly produce a rusted surface og
my complerted forms. This "experiment" continues on a regular basis with
ongoing construction of one-of-a-kind pieces.
Materials: Steel, Bronze and Stone
Dimensions: 3.75" x 3.75"
Photo by: Gerard Perrone
[ Japanese Stone Fetish Neckpiece ]
Materials: Silver, Bronze, Stone
Photo by: Will Crocker
[ Self Portrait Pin ] One of a series of 3 pieces which were made for a
Self Portrait show several years ago.
Materials: Color xerox of polaroid, Laminate, Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
and Found Objects
Dimensions: 4" x 2.5"
[ Pin-Up Girl Pin ] A friend of mine, ceramist Rimas Visgardia, collects
pin-up art. While visiting him one evening some years ago he proffered the
possibility of trading for a collection of pin-up cards. With this he opened a
box of cards, the cellophane wrapper intact, that had been unopened since the
1940's. From this box I selected some 300 images which I continue to use to
make collections (6-10) of these pins.
Materials: Silver, Bronze, Brass, Laminate and Postcard
Dimensions: 4" x 2.5"
Photo by: Will Crocker
[ Endangered Species ] : Made for participation in a Save the Elephants
show this piece is actually the remake of a similar piece some years earlier.
the iveory looking material is actually Micarta a cellulose based plastic
substitute.
Materials: Steel, Lucite, Brass, Laminate, Micarta and Nickel
Dimensions: 5" x 3"
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