granulation

Sterling granulation ring in progress
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Easy Being Green + The Difference Between Filigree & Granulation

After months of waiting, all is green again here. Kermit might have found green a challenging color to be, but I revel in my fully tree-canopied yard. I literally can’t get enough of looking up at the vivid blue sky through the lush leaves of my giant water oaks. Ok, so I’ve all but given…

Coronation Ring II, Russian filigree ‘dinner ring’ by Victoria Lansford; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham
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35 Years: Forging Ahead with a Mouse and a Pond Skimmer

Spring here continues in all its glory. The trees are nearly leafed out, which means soon I’ll be able to stop skimming oak flowers out of the fish pond. Skimming them does no good for the many displaced cervical discs in my neck, but it’s so calming that I can’t resist. This is how I…

Twist of Lemon gold and silver, wire granulation ring by Victoria Lansford; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham
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Jewelry & Metalsmithing Are All About the Tips, the Tricks, and the People

Happy Spring/Fall! Wherever you are, may the colors and weather be beautiful and inspiring. Spring here is underway, and despite the persistent freeze warnings and night, and the clouds of pollen…ok, and if I’m honest the fact that everything in Atlanta is covered in The Yellow Snow (in which no dogs have play a part),…

Gold mount showing a bird catching a fish. It may have decorated a high-status saddle. The relief work, countersunk and plateaued areas of the legs (teardrop shapes), sharp ridges in the spirals, and chased textures were done with similar tools and the same steps I teach in Eastern repoussé.
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4000 miles, Millions of ideas, and Gallons of Tea

In an unprecedented move of playfulness and exploration, I flew to the UK in early December and delved into all things metal, mud, and fun. One of the better ‘Coronabonuses’ of the last 4 years was the many airline credits and thousands of points my husband and I had racked up in our limited travel…

Sterling granulation workshop: Learn to fuse wire and granules onto seamless sterling tubing for beautiful bead creations.
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Etruscan Romance Meets Modern Sentiment

I’m often asked which is my favorite technique… And what I always answer is “whichever one I’m working in at the time,” because I love them all! After months of hammering my heart out via the technique of Eastern Repoussé, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in tiny orbs…granules that is, as I’m finishing up…