WEEK 8: Woodland Chic Design Explorations –
Name: Janelle Delicata
Title: artist
Fun Fact About Me: I grow orchids and enjoy traveling and photographing them in the wild. I like the very tiny orchids especially pleurothallids. I’m a “pleuroholic”!
Website Address: www.janelledelicata.com
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Title of Piece: “Fireworks”
Finished Size: 1.125” diameter
Materials: PMC Sterling, 3mm “white diamond” CZ, sterling silver findings, 18” Accuflex neckwire
Techniques Used:
• Dry construction. Rolled out to 3 cards, textured to 2 cards. 1.5” circles cut out and draped over bottle caps. •Air-dried to avoid warping.
•CZ was flush-set in dried, assembled bead
•Fired at usual sterling firing schedule (open shelf, then in coconut carbon)
•Wire-brushed
•Patinaed with LOS, ammonia & salt solution in very hot water
•Polished
