Inner beauty

I finally got around to creating a bangle for myself!  You may recognise the design as I did a couple like this before, but ended up  selling them! This one is definitely mine.

For a start, my favorite color is lime green so add a bit of teal to that - probably my second favorite color, and a few other greens and this is definitely a happy color bracelet for Ruth!

If you look closely, the design is made up from images for different cells in the body - particularly the gut and intestines. These include glandular epithelial cells, goblet cells, villi and microvilli.  And of course a little artistic license!  Thus the name "Inner Beauty", which actually was my sister's idea.

The bangle is inspiration for my guts - to become beautiful and work a bit better!  Fingers crossed!

It makes me think of zentangle....I like the doodl-ish style and maybe will try some more with other subjects besides cells and guts.  What style would you like to see me make?

Inner Beauty

I'm home again and have got right back into some anodized aluminum work.

 This new cuff is called "Inner Beauty"  - named by my sister.  You may remember I did a bangle like it  called "It takes guts"  where all the drawings are biologically based. At first glance, you don't see what the drawings are but on closer examination, maybe you can see different cells, villi and microvilli, nuclei, endoplasmic reticulum...... It's all about our insides and thus the name!

Instead of a bangle that is riveted together, this is a simple cuff made with thicker aluminum so that it holds it's shape.

It has a matt finish to it which I really like.  I have a few more in progress to show you over the next couple of days....

Unfurl and show your inner beauty

You may recall a few weeks ago that I showed you a new ring I had made of a flower unfurling.

At the time, I felt I wanted some color on the inside of the bud so the title "unfurl and show your inner beauty" made more sense with the color representing your inner beauty.  I tried a few techniques to try and add bright color but they weren't very successful,  so I decided to put 22K gold on the inner of the petals - suggestive of precious....

I like the contrast - not a bright color as I had originally thought - but I think this works better.

I  seem to be enjoying rings at the moment even though I've always thought making rings wasn't terribly good business wise because of people wanting different sizes...but I guess as long as I make them to fit one of my fingers, even if they don't sell, I'll enjoy them!

What do you think?  Do you like the gold?

Unfurl - and show your inner beauty

Spring is such a beautiful season. The garden just looks stunning right now with all the new flowers.

And so I just had to make a flower. This time, a ring entitled "Unfurl".

I wanted to grasp the unfurling stage - when the flower begins to reveal itself and show you it's real beauty. And so the ring serves as a reminder to the wearer to show their beauty within.

I'm mulling over the idea of making more of these and adding color either to the outside or the inside...
What do you think?

So during this springtime - make sure you unfurl and show the beauty within.