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Pauline Warg: Hanging Vase
Pauline details the creative process: It was started
in 1994 and completed in 1995, taking approximately 16 non-continuous
hours to complete. The body of the vase was fabricated from two
panels of 18-gauge (.040") sterling sheet which were chased,
stamped, and formed; the chasing and stamping tools were also made by
me. Chasing is the technique of detailing the front surface of a
metal article with various hammer-struck punches. These panels were
then hard silver soldered to two narrow side panels. The technique of
file carving was used to create the wraparound effect of the chased
lines on the narrow sides. The top of the vase, with a pierced
opening, and the bottom, were sawed out of 14-gauge (.064")
sheet and attached with medium silver solder.
The rose quartz bullet cabochon was set in a fine
silver bezel which was soldered to a piece of 16-gauge (.050")
sheet sterling. A piece of square sterling wire was filed to shape
and soldered to the bezel backplate. This stone setting segment was
then soldered to the body of the vase.
The chain was made from 20-gauge (.032") sterling
round wire. It is a long-and- short style with a quarter twist. The
attachments to the vase were fabricated from square stock filed to a
pyramid shape, then soldered to small squares of 18-gauge sheet.
These were then soldered to a strip of 16-gauge sheet with a
file-carved detail and holes drilled to connect the chain. The
protruding sides of the vase top were pierced in order to slide the
connectors through from the underside; then I put on the chain and
soldered the jump rings shut.
The final step, after all the buffing and polishing,
was to set the stone. Photo: Andrew Edgar
Sterling & rose quartz
8"h x 1½"d x 3"w (18" total
length with chain)
$950
Inquiries:
800/339-0417 or E-mail
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