Summer Waves and Birds - Large P08768-P00040 oxidized finish

oxidized finish

this fish clock called Wanda is a delightfully different timepiece

Tiny silver oxide and brightly colored enamel beads are hooked one at a time into a vivid pattern

while the sterling silver and 14k gold-fill accents and semiprecious stones interspersed throughout the body add just the right amount of color and sparkle

Summer Waves and Birds - Large P08768-P00040 oxidized finishSeabirds soar over effervescent waves in this sunlit, mixed media iteration of an original photograph. Ishii highlights the image with colored pencils to create a painterly effect and affixes the print to a cradled wood panel with PVA. She coats the piece with wax to give the image a translucent quality, and the sides of the board are painted black and finished with clear acrylicso framing is optional. Printed with archival pigment inks on cotton