Wednesday, August 4, 2010

More Cast Jewelry! Rhino Ring, Obelisk Ring, and Bronze Medals!

Well, here it is: the promised post about the other things I've been casting here in Italy! The first is a rhino ring that I loosely based on the Albrecht Durer rhinoceros print:

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This one's an obelisk (which are everywhere in Italy) with my initials in Egyptian hieroglyphs going around it:

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And finally, if you remember a looong long time ago I made this print of me battling an octopus. I thought it was about time I got some accolades for that feat, so I made myself these bronze military medals:

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Less than a week left in Italy!

Saint Sebastian Double Ring

Here in Italy, I'm afraid I have become somewhat obsessed with the Catholic saints, and my favorite is Saint Sebastian, who's always depicted being shot by arrows (second favorite: Saint Peter of Verona, always depicted with a cleaver in his head. Ow!) I learned to make wax molds and cast recently, so I cast myself a Saint Sebastian double finger ring so I can kick ass Catholicism-style.

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I'll post much more cast jewelry soon; I've been busy. For something much less dramatic than a giant ring of a dying saint, you can watch my critique of Kinder Egg toys I've found here in Italy.