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Electroforming Gallery

I have a new love!  No, no juicy gossip here - I've discovered ELECTROFORMING!  Electroforming is the process of painting an object with electroconductive paint and then placing it into a metal-laden solution.  When a small amount of electricity is run through the solution, the metal "sticks" to the paint and creates a wonderful structure.  The beads here are electroformed with copper.  I love that I can combine the incredible beauty of glass with leaves and other natural items to create something that is truly ORGANIC!

 

Forest Leaf Electroform

Forest leaf with waxed linen lashings and a liver of sulfer patina. 2 1/2" long by 3/4" wide.

Rustic Hawthorn Electroform

Hawthorne leaf with waxed linen lashings and liver of sulfer patina. 2 1/2" long by 3/4" wide.

Hydrangea Teardrop Electroform

Hydrangea blossom lashed with patinaed waxed linen lashings. 2" high by 1 3/4" wide.

Large Hydrangea Electroform

Hydrangea blossom with waxed linen lashings. 2" high by 1 1/4" wide.

Blackberry Leaf Electroform

Blackberry leaf with waxed linen lashings - liver of sulfer patina. 2 1/2" long by 3/4" wide.

Birch Leaf Electroform

Birch leaf with waxed linen lashings. Leaf is patinaed with liver of sulfer. 2" long by 1 1/4" wide.

Fern Electroform

Fern leaf with waxed linen lashings. Verdigris patina. 2 1/4" long by 3/4" wide.

Hawthorn Leaf Electroform

Hawthorn leaf with waxed linen lashings. Liver of sulfer patina. 2 1/4" long by 3/4" wide.

Ring Electroform

Glass ring with electroformed core. 1" wide.

Electroformed Skirted Bottle

Perfume bottle with a foofy "skirt" that has been electroformed. 2" tall by 1" wide.

Ancient Undersea Electroform

Hollow bottle treated with jeweler's wax and electroformed. Patina of verdigris. 1 3/4" tall by 1" wide.

Electroformed Large Tab

This tab went into the bath as an experiment and came out a success! It's a big guy at 40mm x25mm. Liver of sulfer patina.

Blackberry Leaf Set

A "squeezed" bead base holds an electroformed blackberry leaf and is accompanied by matching Kalera accent beads. Large bead is 42mm x 18mm.

Frilly NW Fern Electroform

I found this odd fern while on a walk with the dogs. It has been copper electroformed and treated with a verdigis patina. 43mm x 21mm

Spiky Holly Electroform

This is a Christmas bead - with an edge! The bead itself was made with ivory, intense black and red and green. The holly is a particularly spiky variety that grows here in the NW. 45mm x 24mm

Wide Hawthorn Electroform

Hawthorn electroform with waxed linen lashings. Liver of sulfer patina. 2" high by 1 3/4" wide.

English Ivy Electroform

A flat tab pendant of ivory and amethyst is a base of an English Ivy leaf. The leaf has been silver-blacked. 31mm x 42mm