bhuj flexibangle bracelet

Description

hello there-----

this is a solid sterling silver bracelet, it is handmade by myself; the two sections are hinged together and conform to the wearer...

i occasionally work in a small silversmithing town in Gujarat, India named "Bhuj".
while there i needed a tiny hammer and bought one on the street... well that hammer changed my life--at the time; i went from doing fussy constructed pieces to making this style of big, bold, hand forged work; i still have the hammer and continue to cherish it

the next year, back at school in the states all semester long i used that tiny hammer and thus all my work was sort of homogenous and i was worried my professors would not be happy; but to the contrary i was relieved to discover that they were most pleased with this series that i produced

this piece has been exibited in the Biannual Exibition of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department of The Rhode Island School of Design in Providence where i have studied;

technically it's really not a bangle because its not one continous piece but is comprised to two distinct sections but i call it a bangle anyway because visually it is..... the style i feel would be approperate for either women or men thus i have made two--- one with a inside diameter of 2.3inches/58mm and the other one larger at 2.9inches/74mm the weight is aproximately 29grams....the larger one fits me and i'm pretty stocky with muscular forearms from kayaking and swinging a hammer...
i can make it in most any size but find the sizes noted above to be a good average size.......

check out the other pieces i made for this series under the "BHUJ" titles named for the place i got one of my favortie hammers.....

i've tried to take photos at several angles, under various different lighting conditions and backgrounds in order to most accurately and fully represent this piece but if you would like to see other images or have any questions just let me know...

all of my work comes packaged in either a gift box or a small cloth drawstring pouch; just tell me your preferance in the "note to buyer" during the checkout process...

i care about where I live so all my precious metals are made from
100% recycled material... 'The Harmony Line' from Hoover&Strong...

thanks for your interest in my work... i appreciate it...

mark kaplan

Added on Nov 26, 2009