Item description
A piece of jewelry made with welded silver, pictured against a black background. The majority of the silver has been water-casted, creating organic shapes that resemble forms found in nature. The silver surrounds and holds smaller gemstones. Dangling from either side of the piece are about five pearl-like beads.
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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.
