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Flying Jewel Ring
Published: 2008-01-30 01:37:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 22777; Favourites: 661; Downloads: 0
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A ring in fine silver with beetle-shell inlay around the band and a Green June Bug set atop it. Wire-constructed wings spread out from the beetle as it takes off from the hand.The reflective underbelly of the beetle and the iridescent inlay play off each other to the sides for a spectacular green and copper contrast.
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Nice use of dead beetle! How did you preserve it?
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wow
but I think it wouldn've looked better without the wing thingy
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There is certainly a part of me that can agree with you on that; but the ring was made for an assignment that required just such a linear structure, and thus it was unavoidable.
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oh ok ok
but anyways its awesome
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oh my lord is that a dead bug? anyway its gorgeous!
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Dead bug, jewel... no difference.
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hee hee, "if the result is beautiful the process matters not" quote some guy i don't know lol anyway lovely work!
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I have to admit my first thought was "urgh!" but this is still quite pretty
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Oh my... I'm actually moreso stunned by the sheer amount of detail you've put to the underside of the beetle... also the iridescent sheen is spot on. I love this! I'd be terrified though of snapping the wings off by accident...
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Given that the beetle is a real specimen, I have to credit the details & gorgeous iridescence to good old mother Nature. Thank you, though.
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The shell is dried and hollow, no filler.
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That's super cool. It kinda reminds me of the Dark Crystal, "Crystal bats, fly!"
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OMG I have tons of these bugs! Is that what they are? That is so awesome how you did that!
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I always kind of wanted to do something like this with the green and orange "scarab" bugs that occurred where I grew up. (Middle Oregon). Excellent execution, it's really beautifully done.
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woah that looks awesome, I love those beetles we get them here now occasionally, but I would not want to wear that ring, cause it would snag things somethin terrible. great display for the beetle tho. how is the beetle preserved, just dehydrated?
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The beetle was sterilized with alcohol and then dehydrated. The snagging property of this ring is definitely an issue, which is why I refuse to sell it or let anyone actually wear it for any length of time.
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lol again more just great art than something truly wearable, but I see you do also have many creations which would be truly wearable and still wonderful, so no harm in that
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So pretty! I'd wear it
Love the fact you work with the genuine article too. What other insects do you work with?
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I work with any insects that I can obtain. Most of my beetle work uses Sternocera aequistignata (Thai jewel beetle) shells, but there is an interesting piece in the works that will have many different species from the world over. Look for "The Entomologist" coming up in the next couple of weeks.
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Sounds lovely! I can't wait to see it
Once again, great job on this ring...yeah I can see its not for everyday wear, it looks dainty but very regal nonetheless. I'd wear it to grand openings at work
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This by far, is my favorite. It really looks like that wonderful, magical little insect has just by chance, alighted on that brilliant green band. <3
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It does, doesn't it? Thanks!
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wow! you're work boggles me.
it reminds me of this one person's work I saw, where they caught caddisfly larvae and gave them semiprecious pebbles to make their cocoons with, and once the larvae grew up, they used the cocoons to make jewelry.....oly yours is 1ox more awesome, since it has inlay of a real bug, plus attachments.....I think someone's been using compost in their creativity garden XD
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Hahaha, compost... brilliant. I saw that caddisfly stuff once, don't remember where, though. I loves me some natural materials.
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I saw it on animal planet...I don't remember what, but I'm assuming it was a special on bugs....I think it was the show "The most extreme" but I'm not positive
yes, compost is brilliant, isn't it?
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how do you get the bug to actually hold, like, not fall apart, or lose the color? did you cover it with something?
it's very, very cool!!
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Thanks! The beetle's shell holds together very well with no additional support, and the color is caused by light interference so it doesn't fade like pigment does. It's more or less unaltered, the only treatments to it were sterilization in alcohol (to remove microorganisms that would break it down) and dessication with silica gel to thoroughly dry it out.
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ahhh alright. yeah, wow again! it's very beautiful ^^
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cool, a real jewel bug, put a new meaning to its name.
would make a cool mood ring too
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Thanks. You know, the jewel beetle shells that I used around the band actually do change color with temperature, much like a mood ring. You have to get them to either freezing or 150F before it's noticeable, though, and they change back when they return to room temperature.
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oh cool, where do you get them?
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