https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/ laurieopal - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:39:09 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios laurieopal personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/5058386/1754950 https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/26062.html Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:39:09 GMT https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/26062.html (crossposted at livejournal as laurieopal)<br /><div><br />This is the dog pendant I wrote about a while ago.&nbsp; It took forever.&nbsp; It's in silver and the stone is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larimar">larimar</a>.&nbsp; The pendant is sculpted on both sides and the dog on each side is different.&nbsp; The details on the animals took forever and making a design that worked equally aesthetically on both sides was both difficult and very enjoyable. Side is approximately 3.5&quot;.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img title="dog1crop_0777" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/laurieopal/19175062/55693/55693_300.jpg" alt="dog1crop_0777" /></div><br />I'm really pleased that I was able to get images that show the level of detail fairly well.This side photographed easily<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img title="dog 2web_0791" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/laurieopal/19175062/55279/55279_300.jpg" alt="dog 2web_0791" /></div><div><br />This one took a lot more work but I'm satisfied with it.&nbsp; (It was much harder to light - note the different background.)<br /><br />From the collection of Wendy Czarnecki . <br /><br />She invited me to the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show here in San Francisco at the Cow Palace yesterday. Serendipitously her pendant was finished a few days before.&nbsp; So I got to see my work and a large group of setters at the same time.&nbsp; It was both very special and satisfying.&nbsp; (And much less likely to happen with dragons.)<br /><h1>&nbsp;</h1></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=laurieopal&ditemid=26062" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/26062.html larimar art jewelry jewelry gordons boskone irish setters public 0