An homage to my fur babies, Squints and Stevie, I present my Cat Eye brooch. Lately, over the past three years since finding Stevie, I've become cat crazy. I love my cats and anything with cats on it...yes I'm sure one day I'll be an old cat lady.
I made this brooch over the summer in an independent study course with Bob Ebendorf. I was so excited about making this brooch because I got to use several techniques I love - enamel decals, powder coating and stone setting. However it was challenging and definitely out of my comfort zone.
I will openly admit, I'm not the best at layering pieces nor blind rivets but I think that's the beauty of it, tackling new approaches and techniques.
Can you guess what kind of paint the black is?? I'm not telling...
Oh and I decided to submit this brooch to the ECU Metals Symposium Tongue in Cheek Exhibition. Only 4 more days to apply...
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| 2012, Cat Eye Brooch, front. Squints is the cat on the left and Stevie is the cat on the right, though not caramel colored. |
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| Cat Eye brooch, back. I used a tin that had a cute kitty on it! |
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