Release Sculpture
Release Sculpture
“Release” sculpture was created for an all woman exhibition “One Word” held at Avila University in 2005. This imaginary creature is meant to represent myself letting go of a feeling I had held onto for many years. The leaf represents the “feeling”. The legs and tongue are cold forged sterling silver. The legs have been carved and the tongue has been stamped with a circular design. The under portion of the piece is a raised disc of sterling silver which was then chased and embellished with a scalloped edging. The top of the piece has sharp sterling silver spikes exploding from the shell with 24k yellow fused granules placed sporadically across the top. The inside of the top is highly polished and has 3 short tentacles waiting to grab an unsuspecting victim.
Jewelry, Teapots, Vessels
Pieces should not be worn when applying perfumes/colognes, hair spray, lotions etc. Any type of beauty product will potential corrode the metals’ surface and will need to be repaired by the maker. I suggest wiping the piece of jewelry with a soft, cotton cloth upon removal from your ears or neck. Keeping the jewelry in an airtight ziplock enclosure will deter patination or oxidation. This will also keep the gold leaf from being marred or scratched, providing the item is leafed.
Gold Leafed Items
Items that have been gold leafed have been sealed with an acrylic sealant. This item should not be exposed to water or moisture since the sealant is a water based product.
Silver Polishes or Cloths
PLEASE do not use silver polishes or rouge cloths on your items!!!! Rouge cloths contain a polishing compound that is meant to be used by a professional jeweler. Rouge is a polishing compound used on a high speed polishing wheel to provide a high polish. The cloth will indeed remove tarnish but it will also leave small scratches in the metal!!!!
Silver polishes or dips are very corrosive when not used properly!!!! Please contact Genevieve Flynn if you have any concerns about your piece and discuss this with her. She will happily work with you.
