A slideshow showing how to make a classically inspired enamel pendant necklace.

1. THE MAKING OF AWAKENING Alderdice / Mansfield

2. Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of decorative art.

3. Jewelry is the answer to the need for personal adornment.

4. Studying jewelry from the past and of other cultures is inspiring.

5. We have been inspired by several museums’ jewelry collections and especially by the Walters Art Museum.

6. THE WALTER’S JEWELRY COLLECTION Egyptian 17–12 century BC To Roman 3 century AD

7. Egyptian collar Section of beads from 16 th to 12 th century BC

8. Etruscan 7 th century BC quadruple loop-in-loop chain

9. Roman 2 nd century AD single loop in loop chain

10. Roman 1 st or 2 nd century AD double loop chain

11. A Roman 1 st or 2 nd century AD pinched loop chain

12. Roman 2 nd century AD hammered single loop in loop chain

14. Red enameled watchcase made for Madame Mere, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon I

15. Silver guilt and blue guilloche enamel traveling clock

16. Guilloche : an engraving technique in which a precise intricate design is mechanically etched onto an underlying material

17. RGM, in Pennsylvania, is one of the few watch companies today actively involved in keeping alive this old world craft. A rose engine lathe is the machine used to produce guilloche designs.

18. THE MAKING OF AWAKENING Alderdice / Mansfield

19. ENAMELING

20. ENAMELING ROLLER PRINTING

21. ENAMELING ROLLER PRINTING MAKING THE BASE PIECE

22. ENAMELING MAKING THE CHAIN ROLLER PRINTING MAKING THE BASE PIECE

23. ENAMELING The application of a vitreous glaze to metal, followed by fusing in a kiln

24. Tools of enameling

25. Mock up of the design

26. 24K gold cloisonné wire shapes on a silver base

27. Cloisonnés filled with shaded enamels

28. KILN

29. Enamel is sanded under water until smooth

30. ROLLER PRINTING The application of a texture to metal by applying pressure using a rolling mill

31. Create a Tear-Away using polymer clay and printed design

33. Melt 22K gold to make a gold ingot

34. Flatten gold ingot to .012 thickness

35. Textured gold Tear away design

36. Saw to design shape

37. MAKING THE BASE PIECE Using textured plates to apply a design to a clay base piece

38. Roll Precious Metal Clay to the desired thickness

39. Sandwich the clay between textured plates

40. Apply even pressure using a book press

41. The pressed clay image

44. The textured base plate after firing

45. MAKING THE CHAIN The fusing of links and weaving to create the Hammered Pinched Loop Chain

46. Wire is wrapped around a wooden dowel

47. The wire is cut into jump rings

48. The jump rings are fused

49. They are formed into a bow tie shape and bent around a dowel to form a link

59. The link is opened up and hammered flat on a steel block

62. before after (hammered)

63. Weaving of the links to form the Hammered Pinched Loop Chain

66. Bezel Hammered Pinched Loop Chain Roller Printed 22K Gold Textured Base Piece Enamel Tourmaline Inner Bezel

67. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis Awakening Tooled 22K gold, cloisonné enamel, patterned fine silver, faceted tourmaline stone, 2 nd century AD Roman hand-woven 22K gold and fine silver hammered pinched loop chain

68. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

69. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

70. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

71. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

72. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

73. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

74. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis

75. Alderdice / Mansfield Alchemic Synthesis Studio visits available by appointment. 410-266-7444 Collaborating art jewelers Cynthia Alderdice and Lois Mansfield design and fabricate classical and cross-cultural pieces of fine jewelry. They design one of a kind and limited edition pieces in 22 K and 24 K gold and fine silver. Often the pieces are embellished with gemstones, pearls and enamels. The artists draw inspiration from years of experience in varied art media such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, enameling and all facets of metalsmithing. The texture and design of the work echoes the artists’ inspiration from cultures around the world. Much like archeological relics, each piece evokes a mood and tells a story