All posts tagged: art

The Golden Snitch

The golden snitch was done for a Harry Potter themed night, at the St. Louis Science Center.  To resemble the snitch from the movies, I did some research and found out that they were originally live creatures that were hunted to extinction, for the Quid-ditch […]

Gilded Watch Dial on Blue Morpho

This necklace was made using the bottom wing portion of a blue Morpho butterfly. The wing has several layers of resin over it and it has an antique, gold-colored, metal watch dial, attached to the top. There is a thin coat of resin over the […]

Honey Bees in Watch Case

A real piece of honeycomb, has been placed inside of an antique pocket watch case. Three real honeybees have been placed inside and coated in resin. A second antique pocket watch case, with a plastic crystal, has been attached to the top side. This hangs […]

Golden Watch and Blue Morpho

A real blue morpho butterfly wing has several coats of resin on it. At the top is a gold-colored watch movement. On the back is a silver plated bail and this hangs with a gold plated chain.

Art Deco Brass and Aluminum Steampunk

This is a necklace made by taking two strips of brass and hammered them by hand on only two sides. A square of aluminum was attached to the other sides and this was joined together, in a familiar Art Deco style. A single, small, antique […]

Small Watch in Gold Flakes

A small antique watch movement has been placed in the center of an antique pocket watch case back. There are gold-colored glass flakes that have had resin poured over them and then the watch has been attached on top. This has a silver plated bail […]

Bee and amber on Watch Plate

An antique pocket watch movement plate still has the gears attached to it under a thin coat of resin. There is a metal bee on one side and some pieces of amber on the opposite side. This has a silver plated bail on the back […]