What you see below is not quite the final product, but I'm so close. I think I'll finally achieve the final design when I switch from copper to silver. This will be my next step. (Forging copper is different than forging silver. Copper is softer and a bit less "trainable". I always feel that I can more easily direct the silver where I want it to go.)
The longer end of the earring widens as it gradually spirals, and it encirles the shorter end.
You may ask, "How do I put them on?"
You thread the shorter end in the hole in your ear, and then it goes in using a cork-screw motion!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! Will you sell the copper version? If so, where? Please let me know via email or on etsy at: http://scarfitup.etsy.com
ReplyDeleteThank you, I can't believe I haven't seen you work before. It is GORGEOUS!!!!
If you really want the copper version, I would be happy to make one just for you. The ones you see in my blog are practise - I haven't gotten the hammering the way I want it.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be listing the silver versions in my online store (www.contrariwise.etsy.com) sometime in the near future.
Very very cool design! I really admire your perseverance.
ReplyDeleteYou know, you could also make a version that dangles from an earwire...for those who might be afraid of threading a corkscrew into their ear. LOL! They could swirl and dangle like those spirally wind dancer toys! ;oD
christie,
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! I was thinking about making a post version, but I like the idea of an earwire. (I could call them Wind Dancer Earrings LOL!)