CABOCHON STONE SET PENDANT

Vocabulary -

Bezel setting- a method of securing a stone onto a piece of jewelry. It consists simply of a band of metal wrapped around the stone to hold it in place.

Stone Settings


Stacey of Wildflower Designs

Natural Mandalas - iolite and sterling silver ring by Spiralstone Sydney, Australia

Dawn Light - Crazy Lace Agate Ring by Spiralstone Sydney, Australia

Tie Strings to Clouds necklace by cholulajewelry Rochester, MN

Submarine necklace by cholulajewelry Rochester, MN

Agenda-

Write your first artist statement.

Pick up a handout at the front of the room.
Think back on your Artist Inspired Soldered Bracelet design and process to write your first artist statement for this class.
Hand write the essay and turn this in today!

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Earth, air, fire, & water – the four elements.

Design Problem

Use all four elements in your design for the cabochon stone setting.

Many people are drawn to one particularly, associating certain things with each. In metalsmithing we use all four elements to make the work.

EARTH – Metal ore comes from the earth, is mined from it’s depths. And of course gemstones are just shined up rocks!
FIRE – This one’s easy. You need fire to smelt the ore and to then shape the metal. You also use it to fuse or solder pieces together.
AIR – The torch is an acetylene/air torch, drawing atmospheric air into the gas stream. Also, air helps to cool your pieces sometimes.
WATER – We use water to “quench” a hot piece of metal. Sometimes this is just to cool it down, other times it’s used in the actual tempering process of the metal (usually steel.)