The Making of Awakening

THE MAKING OF AWAKENING

Alderdice / Mansfield

Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of decorative art.

Jewelry is the answer to the

need for personal adornment.

Studying jewelry from the past and of other cultures is inspiring.

We have been inspired by several museums’ jewelry collections and especially

by the Walters Art Museum.

THE WALTER’S JEWELRY COLLECTION

Egyptian 17–12 century BCTo Roman 3 century AD

Egyptian collar Section of beads from 16th to 12th century BC

Etruscan 7th century BC quadruple loop-in-loop chain

Roman 2nd century AD

single loop in loop chain

Roman 1st or 2nd century AD double loop chain

A Roman 1st or 2nd century AD pinched

loop chain

Roman 2nd century AD hammered

single loop in loop chain

Easter Egg presented by Nicholas II to his mother, Maria Feodorovna in 1901

Red enameled watchcase made for Madame Mere, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon I

Silver guilt and blue guilloche enamel traveling clock

Guilloche : an engraving technique in which a precise intricate design is mechanically etched onto an underlying material

RGM, in Pennsylvania, is one of the few watch companies today actively involved in keeping alive this old world craft.

A rose engine lathe is the machine used to produce guilloche designs.

THE MAKING OF AWAKENING


ENAMELING

ENAMELING

ROLLER PRINTING

ENAMELING

ROLLER PRINTING

MAKING THE BASE PIECE

ENAMELING

MAKING THECHAIN

ROLLER PRINTING


ENAMELINGThe application of a vitreous glaze to metal, followed by fusing in a kiln

Tools of enameling

Mock up of the design

24K gold cloisonné wire shapes on a silver base

Cloisonnés filled with shaded enamels

Enamel is sanded under water until smooth

ROLLER PRINTING

The application of a texture to metal by applying pressure using a rolling mill

Create a Tear-Away using polymer clay and printed design

Melt 22K gold to make a gold ingot

Flatten gold ingot to .012 thickness

Textured gold

Tear away design

Saw to design shape


Using textured plates to apply a design to a clay base piece

Roll Precious Metal Clay to the desired thickness

Sandwich the clay between textured plates

Apply even pressure using a book press

The pressed clay image

The textured base plate after firing

MAKING THECHAIN

The fusing of links and weaving to create the Hammered Pinched Loop Chain

Wire is wrapped around a wooden dowel

The wire is cut into jump rings

The jump rings are fused

They are formed into a bow tie shape and bent around a dowel to form a link

The link is opened up and hammered flat on a steel block

before after (hammered)

Weaving of the links to form the Hammered Pinched Loop Chain

Bezel

Hammered Pinched Loop

Chain

Roller Printed 22K Gold

Textured Base Piece

Enamel

Tourmaline

InnerBezel

AwakeningTooled 22K gold, cloisonné enamel, patterned fine silver, faceted tourmaline stone, 2nd century AD Roman hand-woven 22K gold and fine silver hammered pinched loop chain

Alderdice / MansfieldAlchemic Synthesis


Alchemic Synthesis

Alderdice / MansfieldAlchemic Synthesis

Studio visits available by appointment.410-266-7444

Collaborating art jewelers Cynthia Alderdice and Lois Mansfield design and fabricate classical and cross-cultural pieces of fine jewelry. They design one of a kind and limited edition pieces in 22 K and 24 K gold and fine silver. Often the pieces are embellished with gemstones, pearls and enamels.

The artists draw inspiration from years of experience in varied art media such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, enameling and all facets of metalsmithing. The texture and design of the work echoes the artists’ inspiration from cultures around the world. Much like archeological relics, each piece evokes a mood and tells a story

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