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Part of a set (bracelet and belt buckle) commissioned for a wedding gift. It's a wide cuff, 1.5" at the center with a gentle slope to 1.25" on the ends. I started with 14 gauge sterling silver and hammered the hell out of it to give it a lovely hammermark pattern. Then I chased (using a tiny chisel!) the pair of quail in and added extra detail with a few flex shaft attachments. Blackened, sanded and polished. And for good measure I threw it in the tumbler for 4 hours. I had no idea it would turn out as well as it did, I've never drawn quail before- much less immortalized them in metal!
I'm in trouble. I like it so much I don't want to give it up! Now I have to make one for me. (woe!) I'll post a "making of" collage as well as the matching belt buckle once I've finished it. design © sara kate studios, sara kate otero |
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Particularly like the hammering.
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
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"You must do everything yourself." (First rule of Alchemy)
My grandparents live up in California and one day when we were over, a quail flew straight into one of their cabin's windows. Needless to say, he died and my grandfather actually cooked him for dinner. Quail is a delicious meat but they're so tiny.
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