The Vulture Shield Cuff
>>>COPPER•VULTURES<<<
The copper section of Eastern Winds, the first part I began to work on those five years ago, inspired by the African Vulture. The stewards to the land, watching everything from above, cleaning up the remains. An often thankless creature, they are some of my most favorite. I hope you, as I will (thus far, I've only made myself one of the Vultures!), wear them with pride, for they are the unsung rulers of the East African landscape! 🐅🌞✨
The core of this section, the vulture pieces. Large copper totems, with sterling silver neck fluff. Intricate, yet raw, stamp work to convey the vultures shape/texture/movement. I am so enamored by these pieces.
For this cuff I have set a central "stone" of African Vulture feather, in a serrated fine silver bezel, right in the heart of the hand fabricated copper and sterling vulture. The Vulture rests on a circle of copper, with hammer texture which reflects light in all the best ways! The circle continues into the bands of the cuff, stamping details along its edges. The tips, copper stamped traingles.
The pendant measures 2 3/4" in diameter.
The cuff itself is 5 1/2 long with a 1" gap.
The piece weighs 1.55 oz.
>>> The Eastern Winds Collection <<<
A three part, mixed metal collection, five years in the making. Inspired by a month I spent in August of 2017, with my mother, in Kenya and Tanzania. A huge trip we shared in both celebration and mourning. It was life changing. I came home and drew this collection, although initially much larger... but then my life changed again. Everything was put on hold. This collection (and the handful of copper pieces I made first) all were tabled in the corner of my studio ever since.
Now, after all these years of working on other aspects of my life, it finally became clear I was ready to finish what I started, and to clear those cobwebs from my memory, and cast these idea back into the wind.
The copper/vulture, the brass/sun, and silver/fauna sections, now a whole collection. Set with African Vulture feathers, Egyptian Geese feathers, life casted Wildebeest teeth, and sparkling Raw Tanzanian Sunstone, all found in the wilds of the Serengeti. Images created in metal from photographs I personally took. Inspired by textiles I've decorated my studio with. I'm so thrilled to release this deeply personal, cathartic, and now, only joy filled, collection with you all! 🐅🌞✨