Working towards a themed show in February, I am experimenting with a more rustic approach than I have before. Over the years I have become a perfect-finish-nazi, and this approach is going to break away from that. The goal... discovery.
This approach is a let-loose, bash away at the metal kind of thing. These rustic hoops are simple rings using 2mm wire, soldered at one joint and then hammered with the point edge of the hammer in a very random fashion. To add to the rustic nature... these may remain unpolished. I will do one set polished to determine which works best.
The second approach which isn’t too far from my normal style but a jacked-up version of it, is the incorporation of very rough surface combined with the smooth. I have always liked the contrast and I use it here in this “spider’s eyes bracelet”. The material used: 3mm round wire fused at the ends and bent, reticualted sheet, round bezels (4mm, 6mm & 8mm) and Hematite.