Item description
A wide ring made from welded silver with white round stones placed throughout, pictured against a black background. The ring leads into a point. The majority of the silver has been water-casted, creating organic shapes that resemble forms found in nature. The silver surrounds the stones in small droplet-like shapes.
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Michael Opipari
My jewelry begins with water-casting, which involves dropping molten silver into water. This process, completely random, often duplicates shapes and forms found in nature.
These water-cast components are then micro-welded into larger configurations, allowing me to retain the desired level of detail, unobtainable with soldering or casting. Finally, traditional and non-traditional metalsmithing techniques create organic, one-of-a-kind objects.
