http://pallanti.com/WordPress Our Goldsmith Workshop & the Stories Behind Our Italian Jewelry and Contemporary Italian Sculptures from Maremma, Italy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:29:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The silver cerianthid sculpture - tube anemone - is nearly finished. Fabio wants to create further depth and interest by applying an oxidising agent to each of the cerianthids and then polishing this away on the silver tube bodies. This will leave the solid copper tentacles blackened, and a mixed ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/03/04/silver-sculpture-cerianthus-tube-anemone-nearly-finished/ A short video of Fabio preparing molten gold and cuttlefish casting a ring for a commission. The use of a cuttlefish skeleton as a mould is an ancient technique and is only suitable for simple and small designs. Each cast object is unique as the mould may only be used the ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/31/cuttlefish-casting-a-ring-with-molten-gold/ The rose quartz and sterling silver pendant is now finished: an elegant design with a beautiful gemstone. It will shortly be added for sale to our Stile di Pallanti website. [caption id="attachment_118" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The finished rose quartz pendant in sterling silver"][/caption] var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/28/rose-quartz-sterling-silver-pendant-the-finished-design/ The octopus sculpture is nearly finished. Fabio now needs to drill a hole in the stone we found in the small cove, "caletta", near Punta Ala, Maremma, to permanently attach the octopus in position. [caption id="attachment_113" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The silver octopus is ready to be attached to its stone"][/caption] var gaJsHost = ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/26/silver-octopus-sculpture-nearly-finished/ The design for the rose quartz pendant is now clear. For me it enhances the beautiful cut of the gemstone. Fabio now needs to set the stone and polish the pendant. [caption id="attachment_103" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rose Quartz Pendant: the design in sterling silver"][/caption] var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/26/rose-quartz-sterling-silver-pendant-the-design/ Fabio has started preparing a new pendant in sterling silver with a glorious cut rose quartz gemstone. I asked him what design he has in mind, to which he replied he doesn't know yet... Nevertheless, he has made the setting: two bezel rings. The first that precisely fits the rose ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/21/rose-quartz-sterling-silver-pendant-setting-the-stone/ The art of creating one octopus piece: with time and patience, the octopus legs and body that had been soldered together and were, indeed, one solid silver piece, have now been filed and shaped to become one fluid form to the human eye. [caption id="attachment_92" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Silver octopus sculpture: ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/18/silver-octopus-sculpture-one-fluid-form/ The copper tentacles have been soldered into place inside the silver bodies of the cerianthi. [caption id="attachment_87" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="cerianthi body and tentacles soldered together"][/caption] var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6738319-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/18/silver-cerianthus-tube-anemone-sculpture-body-tentacles-come-together/ The ring and setting in solid sterling silver are prepared. [caption id="attachment_79" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="cut amethyst and silver ring setting"][/caption] The cut amethyst is inserted into place in the setting. [caption id="attachment_80" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="amethyst stone in place"][/caption] The finished ring with a simple elegant setting that is both an integral part of the ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/17/new-cut-amethyst-ring-in-sterling-silver-a-simple-design/ Fabio gets started on creating the cerianthus - tube anemone - sculpture in sterling silver and copper. First the silver tube "bodies"... [caption id="attachment_76" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The two cerianthus tube "bodies" in silver"][/caption] ...and then the copper tentacles. [caption id="attachment_74" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Adding the borax flux before soldering the copper tentacles together "][/caption] var gaJsHost ... http://pallanti.com/WordPress/2009/01/15/silver-cerianthus-tube-anemone-sculpture-the-beginning/