FUSING - the process of melting scraps of silver onto sheet silver to create very interesting surface effects.
Part of the Sunday afternoon Lathe and Metal Inlays class taught by Jewellery Instructor: Terry Johnston,
at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
During this class we were introduced to inlays and married metals including reticulating silver onto copper sheet
and fusing silver onto silver sheet.
I was really inspired and am having a lot of fun experimenting with this new technique! 
I like the freedom of working with this process, the rawness and roughness of the textures. 
I like how each piece is unique and organic in nature, reminding me of lava or stucco.
I have incorporated bronze squares and chunks into this rustic surface. 
This result reminds me of natural Iron Pyrite crystals that we found in a riverbed in the interior of British Columbia on a road trip in 1977,
and how the iron pyrite cubes are embedded in the matrix. 
Iron Pyrite is one of my favourite stones.

MEDIEVAL RING - sterling silver, bronze, cubic zirconia. 
11-12mm wide band, inside diameter 18.9mm.
Size 9.
$300

MAGMA RING - sterling silver, bronze. 
13mm wide band, inside diameter 20.1mm.
Size 10.5.
$325

MAGMA NECKLACE - sterling silver, bronze.
38mm long x 24.2mm wide.
24" 2.1mm oxidized silver rolo chain.
$225

IGNEOUS RING - sterling silver, hematite. 
8mm wide band, inside diameter 20.4mm.
Size 10.75.
$350

LAVA RING - sterling silver, bronze. 
6mm wide band, inside diameter 17.7mm.
Size 7.5.
$200

LAVA NECKLACE - sterling silver, bronze.
15.5mm long x 7.4mm wide.
21.5" 1.5mm oxidized silver rolo chain.
$175

LAVA STUD EARRINGS - sterling silver, bronze.
9.6mm long x 6mm wide.
$185

IGNEOUS RING in progress.

MEDIEVAL RING in progress.

Natural Iron Pyrite crystals that we found in a riverbed in the interior of British Columbia on a road trip in 1977,
note how the iron pyrite cubes are embedded in the matrix. 
Iron Pyrite is one of my favourite stones.