Modern Resin Jewelry by Night Sky Jewelry from In Art Studio
About a year ago, I had a customer ask me if I could design a dragon bracelet, similar to the vintage HAR dragon bracelet. I had never seen a HAR dragon, so I did some Google searching and was immediately overcome with jewelry lust. But, at the prices these bracelets were going for, I knew [...]
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I was so excited, the day I finally de-molded my first black dragon wristband. After sitting all night in the pressure tank, would I open the lid to find disaster? I held my breath. OMG it worked! My original dragon sculpture was transformed into a sexy, black dragon wristband, just as I had imagined. I [...]
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Finding the right resin for my dragon bracelet was a long process. The problem was information overload. Too many resins to choose from, each with it’s own set of technical specifications. I spent weeks sifting through pages of tech data sheets and calling supplies with numerous questions. Tensile Strength, Modulus, Tear Strength, Elongation and Shrinkage [...]
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All summer my poor dragon sat, wingless. The summers here in Colorado provide wonderful weather for working outdoors. So I take the opportunity to sculpt outside of my studio. These sculptures are mostly 3 foot and larger, that will not fit through the door and are too messy to work on inside. I sculpt with [...]
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About a year ago, I started sculpting a 3-D dragon wristbandt. The dragon’s body went smoothly. Then my Honey-Do suggested that the dragon needed wings. “He needs to be a Medieval style dragon, not a wingless, Oriental style dragon.” Wings! I agreed, wings would be fantastic, but, how could I add wings, without creating a [...]
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This delightful castle ring has been a year in in design. My fantasy castle ring had to be absolutely fabulous and it had to be strong and durable. I designed this extraordinary fantasy castle ring for my daughter, in honor of her upcoming wedding. I gave the prototype ring to her, at her bridal wedding [...]
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A new design, fresh from my studio, just in time for spring. Colorful, transparent Butterflies alight on a crystal clear bib style necklace. There are a total of seven 3-Dimensional Butterflies, each a different color. The butterfly colors are iridescent and shimmer in the sun light. Their 3-dimensional bodies and long black antennae are coated [...]
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When creating a new mold, it makes economic sense if the mold can be used for more than one design. The molds I make are expensive to produce, because I use industrial strength silicones. But, they last a long time and can be used over and over, without deterioration. Here is an example of another [...]
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I was rummaging through an old box of fabrics when I came across some lace I had bought years ago. This beautiful old lace gave me an idea. I started with 2 pieces of the vintage black Venetian lace, cut to 7 inches long and joined them with a row of jet black crystal beads. [...]
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I keep a notebook, where all of my design ideas are drawn. This notebook contains the date, manufacturing questions and details, resin amounts, and test results. Of course other less pertinent information, like to-do lists and phone numbers find their way into my notebook. This is the anal engineer part of my personality. I still [...]
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