Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"metal painting"

I am on a new painting at the moment, where I try to combine metalwork with painting. You can see the progress of it at my painting blog
http://wolfgang-schweizer.blogspot.com/

Here is the video with the music that inspired me to the painting, and the picture of the state of work at the moment:


"Ancient Echoes" - Sitar, Lyre, Tabla & Fiddle...

ANCIENT ECHOES | MySpace Video



Monday, November 2, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

ring, brooch





                   
Sterling silver, brass, hematite, garnet splinters

copper, brass, embossed brass, polymer clay (fimo), Swarovsky crystals

Tuesday, October 6, 2009





nickel silver, brass, embossed copper, aluminum, Swarovsky crystals, coin metal

Friday, October 2, 2009

bracelet



nickelsilver, Aventurine, glass beads, Dollar coins, brass, aluminum, Swarovsky crystals





copper, Euro and Dollar coins

new rings


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

new necklace

video of pendant with music on youtube: click


                                             copper, brass, nickelsilver, lapis lazuli, black marble,
                                             garnet and black jasper splinters, Swarovsky crystals

I made a necklace/amulet , remembering the Gypsies I met in my life.
The black stone in the middle is marble. It`s a symbol for the Saint of the catholic gypsies, Black Sara. She came to south France (Saint Marie de la mer) together with Mary of Magdalen from Israel after the crucifixion and is the Saint of the beggars, is said.
The blue stones are lapis lazuli and symbolize the light blue sky, while the green Swarovsky crystals are symbols of the grass. These two colors appear together in the flag of the Roma people and stand for their traveling existence.The flag shows a car wheel, and the brooch is held in this design also.
I choose copper, because the Gypsy tinkerers  of the past repaired copper vessels.
The division into four parts in the center of the brooch symbolizes the migration of the Gypsies to north, south, east and west.
The red garnet splinters around the center stand for the passionate music of the Gypsies, the black jasper splinters for the melancholic aspects of it and of the Gypsy life in general.
The 5 axis symmetry is an abstraction of the "hand of Fatima/Mariam", which is meant to protect against the evil eye and for blessing and bringing luck.



flagh of the Roma people (Gypsies)

new rings


 silver, brass, jasper, lapis lazuli



                                                         nugold. silver (fused), amber, garnet, brass



                                                          silver, nugold (fused), brass, lapis lazuli,
                                                          garnet and jasper splinters, Swarovsky crystal

Monday, August 17, 2009

Followers

stones and other materials