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"Big City Heart" Pendant
Catherine Iskiw - Friday, February 10, 2012
This is my "Big City " Heart Pendant. It is platinum with 18k gold rivets and a .22 ct. heart shaped diamond. Not for the faint of heart this pieces weighs in at 28.5 pennyweights and measures 26 x 26 x 5 mm. There are 20 pennyweights (abbreviated as dwt.) in a troy ounce. Subtract the weight of the gold rivets and this pendant is still well over an ounce of 950 ruthenium platinum. A 20 " handmade bar chain completes this unusual pendant.
Valentine's Day "City" Heart Pendant
Catherine Iskiw - Friday, February 03, 2012
As Valentine's Day jewelry goes, my " City" Pendant is not your typical sweet little heart. The heavy metal plates, rivets and straight line matte finish create a very industrial looking piece.
One of the first jewelry projects I ever did at Parson's School of Design called for the students to use cold connections, that is, to use mechanical means of connecting pieces rather than soldering them together. I used telescoping rivets, a solid tube within a hollow tube to separate flat pieces of metal. Then the solid tube is hammered out on the top plate to secure the connection. That's how rivets entered my design vocabulary. I want them to always be functional and not just decorative. In this piece, the space between the plates is needed to accommodate the depth of the burnish set diamond and ruby.
You can see more details about the "CIty" Pendant on my site.
Online Studio Sale
Catherine Iskiw - Monday, January 30, 2012
This is one of the rings currently offered as part of our online studio sample sale. It's a beautiful ring created in platinum with a pink sapphire and diamonds. You can see more of the details on the site under the Sale section. It is currently a size 6 and can be sized up or down by about 3/4 of a size. Corundum (sapphire) is a 9 on the Moh's hardness scale. The only stone with a higher rating is a diamond which has a hardness of 10. This makes sapphire a highly durable stone to wear everyday and suitable for an engagement ring.
Tiny Jewel Box
Catherine Iskiw - Friday, January 27, 2012
This is a great shop that carries my designs! They are really gracious people to work with. They are carrying some of my classic Simplicity Series as well as bridal and blackened silver.
Finally a New Website!
Catherine Iskiw - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
My new web site has been a long time coming and I'm so excited that it's finally here but there is still a long way to go. I'll be adding new designs, as well as early pieces from my archives that are still relevant today. That's the great thing about modern design, it has staying power. I'll be adding more pricing and soon be offering online shopping in some areas. I'll have to add a section that explains how I offer limited custom design. So many things to do!
Now it's time to ship the item sold on ArtfulHome.com from the studio sale, that is currently running and the customized engagement ring done for a lovely young woman who I referred to Tiny Jewel Box in Washington DC. I hope that they both love their new jewelry.
The sun is shining in Brooklyn, so it's a pretty good day!
Best,
Catherine
Maker Bot from Brooklyn
david pybas - Monday, January 16, 2012
One of our Brooklyn companies is in the news. Do you think you'll ever get one?
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