TROPHY BLOOM ENAMELED BANGLE

Description

TROPHY BLOOM ENAMELED BANGLE, with its rich, gleaming greens, pinks, & blues is a refreshing reflection of a summer garden and would look great with jeans or dressier clothes for a night on the town! Mix and match with other bracelets from Charmed I'm Sure for a delightful jingle-jangle of sound and color!

The bracelet pictured is the one you will receive, not a copy. TROPHY BLOOM ENAMELED BANGLE is one-of-a-kind!

Enameled front & back in my studio, TROPHY BLOOM was made from highly durable heavy-duty, hand cut, and riveted 16 gauge copper & a dapped copper fold-formed enameled flower with copper 'munchkins' for the berried center.

My enameled bracelets are tough ~ strong enough to resist bending, chipping or cracking of the fine glass enameled coating.

TROPHY BLOOM'S band measures 1/2 inch wide and 2 1/2 inches indiameter which is a perfect fit for most hands/wrists.

Originally inspired by a class entitled "Enamel on Copper Jewelry" taught by Richard Salley at the 2008 Art & Soul Retreat in Portland, Oregon, I have further pursued the fine art of enameling. In addition, I am extremely fortunate to be able to study under Averill Shepps, a world famous enamelist. Averill's work can be seen at http://www.enamelist.com/ and also at http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/enamelists.htm
I have also been working with George Waricher, an enamelist for over 30 years, from the Carlisle, PA, Arts Center.

My bracelets can also be purchased at the Village Artisans Gallery in historic Boiling Springs, PA. ~ http://www.villageartisansgallery.com/

As an artist, I have found enameling to be particularly empowering, allowing me much variety in color, shape, & texture. It is not unusual to have the raw metal material guide me to its end form. It is truly thrilling to experience the results of combining glass powders and copper or steel after firing in a 1500 degree kiln. No two pieces are exactly alike & each creation has a special gleaming personality of its own!

All items shipped securely ~ $4.00 to all US destinations; $1.00 extra for each additional item.

Purchases from Charmed I'm Sure are gift wrapped and shipped the next business day.

Materials ~ heavy gauge copper, glass, enamel, enameling, brass rivets, rivet, copper munchkins

Added on Nov 04, 2009