Power of a Woman Part Deux

Garnets are my birthstone and the colour red is often associated with passion and power. According to the website Squidoo, the colour red can increase enthusiasm, stimulate energy, encourage action and confidence, and offer a sense of protection from fears and anxiety.
This ties in so accurately with what I'm trying to achieve with my jewellery.

Power of a Woman

These images are of the completed filigree elements of my new piece, based on the Erickson Beamon neck piece.

Individual domed filigree elements

Triquetra Flower

It is made with sterling silver frame wire and fine silver filler wires. A wire, with a ball melted on the end, was threaded through the middle and soldered from the back as shown below.

This was then cut off and cleaned up. I used the following chains, with various round links, to echo the roundness of the string of the garnet beads I'm using.

Erickson Beamon

Erickson Beamon is a collaboration between Karen Erickson and Vicki Beamon. They create designer fashion jewellery which is, as Beamon states:"not designed to look real- we create fantasies."
The neck piece pictured here has a similar feel to the piece I'm working on at the moment. It has a definite costume jewellery look to it, with the chunky chains and the crystal detail. I think my piece needs to feel slightly more delicate to emphasise the nature of filigree.

Continuing with the "layered chains" trend, I'm using the flower element from my Hip-Hop Diva Neckpiece. I also intend on incorporating a string of garnet beads to add colour.

TRIQUETRA

I thought, as a point of interest, I should explain my blog's name. I first encountered this symbol on the TV series "Charmed" and initially just liked how it looked, but after a little research, I realised that it was representative of my life in many ways. Triquetra (TRY-KWET-RA) symbolises trinities and I am the youngest of 3 sisters (though I often feel like the eldest!) and in Wicca, it is symbolic of the 3 stages of women (viz. maid,mother and crone) or the Triple Goddess. It is also symbolic of Mind, Body and Soul. To learn more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triquetra