Spiral bracelet

My first silver piece I have patina-ed (LOS). At first I thought I liked my silver shiny ONLY. But I think I do like it antiqued too :-). The big spirals are not as good because I realized that 18 gauge sterling wire could not handle very large spirals. For spirals as big I'll need 14 gauge. Next time I'll do it with 14 gauge. However, I do like it, and it looks great when worn too! I was VERY happy to make it yesterday.

It is made of sterling silver, wrapped in gold-filled wire.

And then I joined metalsmithing classes at...

... Worcester Craft Center.

I made many more things than I am posting here. I didn't take pictures of all...some got lost :-P and some I gave away.

These earrings are made with Copper and Brass circles that I cut from sheets which I hammered for texture first. It uses the technique of cold connections...rivetting. No soldering used here.