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PULP TODAY 60:
William Eastlake’s dreamlike World War Two classic, about modern war crashing into the priceless relics and art treasures of Europe. In all that destruction… what can be saved? All that, plus a pretty lazy Burt Lancaster impression.
Available on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, and more!
https://pendantaudio.com/shows/pulptoday
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THE KINGERY sci-fi crime drama, season 12 hiatus mini-episode 1: A Little Elevator Muzak
Corry and Kaylock spend some unexpected time in close quarters!
Written by Kathryn Pryde, directed by Jillian Morgan!
On Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and more! Transcript available at the website.
http://pendantaudio.com/shows/kingery
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“Juice box 2.0” by @rikawraps with Chrome Diopside, Cruziero Cranberry Tourmaline, Hessonite Garnet, Vietnamese Aquamarine, and Venezuelan Gold crystal /////
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Five new cryptid pendants are now available in our Etsy shop.
Nessie|Terrorbird|Easter Bunny|Kongamato|Sasquatch
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Here is an old coin which I have turned into a miniature artwork! I etched off the lettering and crown and I painted a very detailed tiny city in the place of the crown. Around the figure I have painted the space with stars. Finally I overlaid the entire front with resin, bringing out the colors and protecting the painted surface. Enjoy!
Available at:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
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A private commission I recently finished, a ballet dancer is performing an impressive pose on the stage. The three-dimensional figure has been created according to an actual photo of the dancer. The audience is watching behind her, including specifically painted persons. The final piece is sealed with a piece of glass on the front.
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A rocket traveling through space, passing by stars, planets, comets and other celestial bodies. The rocket is made with watch parts and resin has been used as a medium to create the space. I am quite satisfied with the result. Enjoy!
Available at:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
Obsidian Lighting
By SIMcredible!designs | Available at TSR.
Part of ‘Modern Victorian Gothic’ Collection. Check out all 'Obsidian’ Matching sets:
♦ Bedroom| Library| Lamps/Chandeliers/Candelabrum ♦
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I had a client recently ask me to make a steampunk mechanical bee for her and gave me a photo of a tattoo for reference. This is the result. The wings were a problem as I wanted them light. I ended up cutting down two brass pendant bases and filling them with UV resin. They then had to be sanded back to the brass and finally polished. I was aiming on transparent but the frosting works. Her body is an old brass electrical terminal cut to fit. Her wire legs are threaded through the body for security. The crimps are for effect and to stop the feet scratching if worn as a pendant.
She also contains an assortment of gears, pinions, screws, bolts, rivets, an electrical probe is her “stinger” and her wire antenna do rotate. I hope the client likes her but if not I’ll try again. I’ve already had interest so she will sell either way.
So I’ve been seduced by resin and watching far too many space videos and Hubble images of nebula. I already love using light in my work so I wanted to produce something that looked like a cloud of gas creating new stars within. A star nursery. It’s taken me months of trial and error.
At first glance it may seem like I’ve just dumped a ton of glitter and pigment powder into resin and given it a stir. I wish it was that easy. These have to be made in layers but hard level lines look artificial. So I swish and swirl the resin around until it cures chaotically adding tiny amounts of powder and glitter teasing out tendrils of colour and flashes of iridescence. I use a flattened toothpicks for the job.
The next step was creating the look of stars forming within the cloud. Enter fibre optics. I cut and bundle the strands sealing them together with resin. I then bend them out into all directions. Finally I cut them down to fit into the mold. At some point I insert them into the resin being careful to set the main bunch into the central point of the mold. In some designs the threads are obvious - in others I’ve hidden the bunch using dark pigments.
At this point I have a sphere of resin with a fiber optic “stalk” sticking out. I paint the last layer black and wait for it to dry. I then cut down the stalk and drill it down flush to the resin. The light is produced by a tiny LED widget. Some pieces have static white light that I’ve dyed. In others I’ve used a rotating RGB colour LEDs. I seal the end and set it in another layer of resin. Fortunately they have a handy ring that also makes it easy to turn on and off with a simple twist. It takes three LR621 batteries equivalent to 364, AG1, SR621SW.
I’ve had trouble uploading the videos so I’ll re-shoot tonight for an acceptable file size and format for Tumblr. Unfortunately trying to photograph these spheres is very difficult. They are glass and very shiny. You can’t see the depth and complexity in a photo. Maybe I need a new camera with a good macro setting.
It’s terrifying releasing a new product so different from my normal work. Are these steampunk? Not really but I hope my work transcends a genre. I want to take light from tacky novelty jewellery into an art product for adults to wear that will amaze and wonder. That is my goal with these. I’ve made several of them so they will dominate my feed in the next weeks. I hope you don’t get sick of seeing them. It’s fantastic using colour again but it’s been a serious financial investment in resin, pigments, equipment, exotic glitters/sequins/foils, molds and LED lights. Some I had to buy in serious bulk. It’s impossible to calculate the hours I’ve spent creating and perfecting these.
I’ve used three different width sizes: 20mm (0.86in), 25mm (1in) and 30mm (1.2in). I haven’t put a chain on some of them. I will give options in type of chain or cord and drop length to buyers. Some may prefer no chain. I’m also thinking about creating a stand turning it into a unique ornament when not being worn. I’m also hoping, as my technique improves, to replicate specific nebula like the famous “Pillars of Creation” image captured by Hubble.
Some may not see any “space” reference. Friends have called certain pieces “an ice cave”, “underwater scene” and “storm clouds with lightening”.
They will be available soon in my Etsy shop. Depending on the covid situation I’m hoping the big music festivals in spring and summer will be happening. It would be the perfect accessory for those day/night events.
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I have been busy! These are two new Tritium designs. Unlike normal glow in the dark Tritium doesn’t need to by charged by an existing light source. It’s a gas, slightly radioactive (not dangerously so) and glows continuously for 12 to 15 years. It’s used in high end watches, gun sights - anything that requires constant illumination. But it’s very, very expensive and is sold in a range of small glass tubes. For the safety of the tube I install them in a second glass or crystal vial.
The green stick is small 12mm x 2mm. It’s sealed in the square crystal vial hung on semicircle silver tone connector with pointed terminals. Two flat struts are used to attach the chain.
The orange/pink stick is larger 24mm x 2mm sealed within a second glass vial test tube. I created a hanging bracket for the vial. The vial is topped with a 5 finned post. There is a brass ring on the test tube that holds the vial at a midpoint and can be removed. The vial itself can be worn without the bracket by clipping two clasps to the holes on the top cap that will be included.
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Yes, another gold audio fuse but this one has a pink LED and a bit more embellishment - four struts connected to two bracket rings. It does remind me of an old valve. It has very thin gold plate on the caps and central fuse - apparently it doesn’t degrade which effects sound quality in high end audio equipment. On this one I used a pink LED. The photo does make it look more purple but in reality it is more pink. I don’t like altering product photos too much.
As you can see the light is on when the post is inserted into the silver battery pack. The batteries can be replaced by screwing the top off. When I build these it’s so exciting turning it on for the first time - I was thrilled when I saw this one light up. Perfect for that theatrical costume or just that night out. It will certainly grab attention.
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This is made from a gold plated fuse, used in high end stereo for superior sound quality. They have such a great look - atompunk/mid century - I didn’t want to really alter the look. The internal gold plate “S” connection has such great form I couldn’t improve on it. I’ve sold several attached horizontally on a cord for men’s jewellery. Audiophiles love them.
But I wanted to highlight it with light. On the bottom of the fuse I’ve installed an LED with a connection post running through the base cap. The light is turned on by plugging that pin into a small silver tone battery pack. It holds tight to the pin. The battery pack unscrews at the top so batteries can be replaced. The bracket holding the fuse is not fixed so you could turn it up the other way and have the battery pack on the top of the fuse. To balance the piece without the battery I created a similar post on the other end.
Why should fun jewellery, brave jewellery design using light be the domain of gaudy kitsch - plastic flashing Christmas earrings, disposable dance/rave accessories and cheap novelty toys for kids? Why can’t it be used in high quality unique design? Yes, it’s a bit mad scientist and will certainly attract attention whether the light is on or off.
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Automata X
Another steampunk goddess made with a range of watch parts, brass bits and pieces, electrical probes and two part resin. She can look very intimidating from one angle yet strangely zen from another. She’s in my Etsy shop.
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anon suggested fly high by burnout syndromes!!
mod note: i like this one!! hope you enjoy, thanks for the request!! and thank you all for your patience, sorry about that hiatus!!!
René Jules Lalique
Drawing, 1910, Height: 11 in, Width: 8.75 in
Design for a pendant.
Pencil, pen, water-and body-colour.
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Man Ray’s Earrings (1890-1976). These 18-karat gold “Pendantif-Pendant” earrings are by Man Ray, one of Surrealism’s greatest voices.
The movement started in 1920 saw boundary-breaking artists like Ray work across disciplines and in collaboration with each other.
Most well known for his photography, Ray created jewelry with Italian company Gem Montebello in the 1960s, with each piece produced in an edition of 12, as is inscribed in this pair, circa 1968.
French actress Catherine Deneuve wore one of the editions in a Man Ray photoshoot in 1966. (Via @nationaljeweler ) #manray #photography #photographer #elsaschiaparelli #art #wearableart #artwork #catherinedeneuve #artofinstagram #wednesday #icon #adventure #adventuretime #timeless #fashionjewelry #customjewelry #christies #christiesjewels #artist #style #styles #fashion #accessories #pendant #earrings #sculpture #voice #couture #couturefashion #contemporaryjewelrydesign
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