I made these Art Deco style fine silver peacock feather earrings, and felt they needed something more, so I enameled them. Enameled with transparent vitreous enamel in peacock shades of turquoise, dark blue and gold. I chose a gem grade blue kyanite to connect the dangles. I enameled both the front and back. I finished them with sterling silver lever back ear wires.
They are 63 mm x 22 mm, or 2 1/2 inches long.
A note on precious metal clay: ArtClay silver is a recycled product that consists of fine silver particles suspended in an organic binder. The clay can be worked like other forms of clay, sculpted to almost any shape you desire. The product is then fired at an extremely high temperature, either by kiln or torch. The binder burns away resulting in a pure silver (.999) piece. The silver is reclaimed from such sources as 35mm film and medical and industrial leftovers. No strip mining necessary.
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