Sunni Bergeron

Close up of links and the damage caused by using a toothed tool.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:59:14 -0800

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Close up of links and the damage caused by using a toothed tool.

A temporary fix for avoiding damage with a toothed tool. the double rings was worked with regular pliers without any protection from the gripping teeth. the upper single ring was worked afte ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:59:15 -0800

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A temporary fix for avoiding damage with a toothed tool. the double rings was worked with regular pliers without any protection from the gripping teeth. the upper single ring was worked afte ...

My week one offerings.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:15:10 -0800

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My week one offerings.

These are the paddle and the double eyes for lesson 2

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:15:11 -0800

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These are the paddle and the double eyes for lesson 2

This pendant is comprised of several components required in lesson 1.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:15:11 -0800

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This pendant is comprised of several components required in lesson 1.

i didn't think i'd like double and triple coiled beads, but playing around with different sizes of wire changed my mind. i really like the middle one best.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:15:12 -0800

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i didn't think i'd like double and triple coiled beads, but playing around with different sizes of wire changed my mind. i really like the middle one best.

just a passle of spring, coil and tornado beads of brass and copper.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:40:19 -0800

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just a passle of spring, coil and tornado beads of brass and copper.

lesson 3 - caged beads. these are actually unpolished rocks i found on the beach caged in lacquered copper with some brass spring beads. i can hardly wait for the brass to develop a dark pat ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:28:40 -0800

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lesson 3 - caged beads. these are actually unpolished rocks i found on the beach caged in lacquered copper with some brass spring beads. i can hardly wait for the brass to develop a dark pat ...

wrapped and caged beads. the orange beads are made with polymer clay. The design was made with some scraps off the cane ends i received from Sarah Shriver. http://www.sarahshriver.com/ the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:28:41 -0800

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wrapped and caged beads. the orange beads are made with polymer clay. The design was made with some scraps off the cane ends i received from Sarah Shriver. http://www.sarahshriver.com/ the ...

lesson 4 is all about links, clasps and charms. i'm not keen on the standard heart link, so experimented with that a bit (the two below the even heart). i also don't like the circle link (bo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:34 -0800

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lesson 4 is all about links, clasps and charms. i'm not keen on the standard heart link, so experimented with that a bit (the two below the even heart). i also don't like the circle link (bo ...

simple and spiral clasps. i love spiral clasps. ah heck, i love spirals. so i dinked around with the design.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:35 -0800

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simple and spiral clasps. i love spiral clasps. ah heck, i love spirals. so i dinked around with the design.

S clasps/links - definitely one of those things where practice makes perfect. the big one is to the book's specifications in lesson 4. the rest are experiments with different lengths of wire ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:35 -0800

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S clasps/links - definitely one of those things where practice makes perfect. the big one is to the book's specifications in lesson 4. the rest are experiments with different lengths of wire ...

Lesson4 pendant bail. I whipped this out quick and dirty, so it looks like dogdoodoo. the bail will be hammered with a texture and the shell will be embellished eventually.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:35 -0800

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Lesson4 pendant bail. I whipped this out quick and dirty, so it looks like dogdoodoo. the bail will be hammered with a texture and the shell will be embellished eventually.

Lesson4 pendant dependent. I had this Tree of Life I received in a swap a hundred years ago. this variation on the lesson plan assignment seemed more fitting for this work of art. i'm buildi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:36 -0800

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Lesson4 pendant dependent. I had this Tree of Life I received in a swap a hundred years ago. this variation on the lesson plan assignment seemed more fitting for this work of art. i'm buildi ...

Lesson5 - hoop earrings. the photo doesn't show the exturing on the beaten hoops. i made the chain with tiny jump rings and developed a U-shaped double-eye hoop to connect the shells with. W ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:59:36 -0800

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Lesson5 - hoop earrings. the photo doesn't show the exturing on the beaten hoops. i made the chain with tiny jump rings and developed a U-shaped double-eye hoop to connect the shells with. W ...

Week5 circle link bracelet left me cold. but i fiddled with variations of the link and found i liked some of them. this is one variation and accomplished with 18ga dead soft, round copper wi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:47:46 -0700

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Week5 circle link bracelet left me cold. but i fiddled with variations of the link and found i liked some of them. this is one variation and accomplished with 18ga dead soft, round copper wi ...

This is the same bracelet with tornadoed beads and some simple charms. i used 4mm hemalike rounds and wrapped them with 22ga copper wire. the charms are 4mm hemalike rounds with antique E be ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:55:23 -0700

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This is the same bracelet with tornadoed beads and some simple charms. i used 4mm hemalike rounds and wrapped them with 22ga copper wire. the charms are 4mm hemalike rounds with antique E be ...

this is a view of the clasp and the opposite side of the bracelet on the wrist.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:55:25 -0700

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this is a view of the clasp and the opposite side of the bracelet on the wrist.

This is a close-up of the tornadoed beads and the charms.

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:55:24 -0700

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This is a close-up of the tornadoed beads and the charms.

This is the other variation of the circle link. i used only two of the links and made them the focal. this is quite delicate and ornate looking on the wrist. like the first variation, everyt ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:47:47 -0700

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This is the other variation of the circle link. i used only two of the links and made them the focal. this is quite delicate and ornate looking on the wrist. like the first variation, everyt ...

Lesson 8 Beaded Bangle. I grabbed a couple plastic spacers to bracket my polymer clay tube and slipped them onto a 8 inch length of 16ga copper. I twisted two strands of 18ga copper wire tog ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:23:19 -0700

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Lesson 8 Beaded Bangle. I grabbed a couple plastic spacers to bracket my polymer clay tube and slipped them onto a 8 inch length of 16ga copper. I twisted two strands of 18ga copper wire tog ...

Week 7 Bead wrap bracelet. I wanted something playful and something a man could wear. I grabbed some brass washers and springs, copper springs and a variety of copper and brass wires. i twis ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:23:21 -0700

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Week 7 Bead wrap bracelet. I wanted something playful and something a man could wear. I grabbed some brass washers and springs, copper springs and a variety of copper and brass wires. i twis ...

Lesson 7 Shephard Hook Earrings. it took three times as long to build the dangle as it did to whip out the earwires!! these are FUN to make. My clothes-horse neice wants some!! but in brass. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:23:21 -0700

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Lesson 7 Shephard Hook Earrings. it took three times as long to build the dangle as it did to whip out the earwires!! these are FUN to make. My clothes-horse neice wants some!! but in brass. ...

Week 9 Simple jumpring bracelet. I need to retake this photo. The bracelet is hard to see. I used 22ga black enamel coated copper wire with 20ga brass wire to make a twisted coil. i cut the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:23:22 -0700

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Week 9 Simple jumpring bracelet. I need to retake this photo. The bracelet is hard to see. I used 22ga black enamel coated copper wire with 20ga brass wire to make a twisted coil. i cut the ...

Week 9 Delicate Pendant. .....not. the book called for a jillion "simple links" ad nauseum to make into a chain with a matching tassle pendant. uh uh. so i measured out 10 each snippets of w ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:23:22 -0700

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Week 9 Delicate Pendant. .....not. the book called for a jillion "simple links" ad nauseum to make into a chain with a matching tassle pendant. uh uh. so i measured out 10 each snippets of w ...

Week 9 - simple jump ring charm bracelet. i love charm bracelets and i love the chain maille shag weave. so i combined the two. i do not have any decorative eye pins, so i made my own by mak ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:11 -0700

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Week 9 - simple jump ring charm bracelet. i love charm bracelets and i love the chain maille shag weave. so i combined the two. i do not have any decorative eye pins, so i made my own by mak ...

This is a close up of the construction of the bracelet

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:12 -0700

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This is a close up of the construction of the bracelet

week 10 - heart link bracelet. the heart link in the book is a wee bit boring and heavy for me, so i tweaked the hearts so they sides were uneven. I made two bracelets and then linked them t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:13 -0700

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week 10 - heart link bracelet. the heart link in the book is a wee bit boring and heavy for me, so i tweaked the hearts so they sides were uneven. I made two bracelets and then linked them t ...

as usual, i couldn't do just the lesson as it's shown. i whipped out some caning scraps of polymer clay and formed a cone for the pendant then strung the beads. there are 3 strings in the pe ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Artists of the Round Table) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:54:26 -0800

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as usual, i couldn't do just the lesson as it's shown. i whipped out some caning scraps of polymer clay and formed a cone for the pendant then strung the beads. there are 3 strings in the pe ...