A few new pieces

[Alan Zenreich]

It's been a while since I've posted photos of new pieces, so here are a few.

First up, two pendants... a collaboration with my bride, she did the beadwork.
This is the first time we're working with African Blackwood... very nice stuff.
The bluish stone is Labradorite... it has an opalescent quality.
The greenish stone is jasper.

Then another first for me... a bowl from a board.
The board was an 8x8x3/4" padauk.
The feature ring is segmented combining padauk and walnut.

When I get a few moments, I'll post some bowl-from-board progress photos. To minimize seams, I cut the rings on a scroll saw. I enjoyed the project.

Oh, and I'm playing around in photoshop... I replaced the grey background originally in the bowl photo with a gradient... and removed the shadows. Just playing... playing, playing.

[Steve Kubien]

Very nice. The pendants are really great. I like the larger hole.

[Ted Calver]

Very nice!! The beads and wood are a great combination and that's a sweet little bowl.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Sweet looking bowl Alan. The pendents are really nice.

[David E Keller]

Neat stuff! The bowl looks great, but those necklaces are really, really nice.

[Scott Hackler]

The collaboration with the wife is great! Those necklaces are really nice.

[Johnny Taylor]

The pendant collaborations are really nice work indeed. Nice job both of you.

[Eric Holmquist]

Great collaboration on the pendants, they look great. Nice variation on the bowl from a board technique to include a ring

[Toney Robertson]

Wonderful pendants.

I have thought about something similar. After seeing yours maybe I will get inspired to do some.

[Michelle Rich]

The jewelry is quite attractive..very nice design with the open circle and the stone hanging inside.
Your bowl from a board is super nice..it's hard to get shape on these & you did well with that..I like the bowl quite a bit

[Jim Burr]

Glad you're back Alan! Those are a grand way to make a re-entrance!

[Roger Wilson]

The necklace/pendant jewelry is quite impressive. Nice job.

[Ed Morgano]

Very pretty bowl. I like the segmented ring. It sets the piece apart from plain. The pendants are pretty. Thanks for sharing.

[Richard Kennedy UK]

Nice bowl but my fave are the pendants! Lovely work

[Robert McGowen]

All of your work looks top notch. I really like the pendants!

[Curt Fuller]

The bowl from a board is very nice. But I think the necklaces with beads and wood are some of the prettiest I've seen.

[Marc Himes]

Great stuff. I like them all. Your photography is top notch too.

[Michael James]

Nice work here! Beautiful pendants, and if I might suggest you drop a quartz or other crystal in the center of those pendants you will not have time to make anything else they'd sell so fast. At least out here in "ooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmm woo woo" land.
And no, I am not going to sit at the flea market every weekend on a commission for you. :cool:
mj

oh, and bowl ain't shabby either!

[David DeCristoforo]

Sweet bowl. Love the pendants. The blackwood with the touches of lighter color really work well with the mulit-colored stones. BTW, I think I know that girl. I could swear I've seen her somewhere...

[Baxter Smith]

Great pendant. Will have to remember that.