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pdrake posted on 03/26/2010

sterling silver moai.

here's a pic for size reference:

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danlovestikis posted on 03/27/2010

Sweet.

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little lost tiki posted on 03/27/2010

teeny.

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LiddleLola posted on 03/27/2010

Earrings!

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pdrake posted on 03/27/2010

On 2010-03-26 19:01, LiddleLola wrote:
Earrings!

thanks, wendy

yep, he's a tiny one.

yep, among a couple of other things, liddlelola!

keep an eye out in the next couple of days . . . .

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pdrake posted on 04/04/2010

sterling tie clip from moai . . .

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danlovestikis posted on 04/04/2010

His mouth shape makes him look human and he has personality. I used to do lost wax casting in my mothers dental lab. It's harder than it looks, those are very nice. Wendy

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pdrake posted on 04/04/2010

thanks, wendy. this is how the earrings turned out . . .

it's hard, but i enjoy it. (when things work.)

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ZeroTiki posted on 04/04/2010

Those are great!

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woofmutt posted on 04/05/2010

Yeah, these are dang cool. The expression is great and the work is excellent as usual.

What I really dig is how they remind me of vintage pieces from the 60s without being imitative. The tie bar looks like it might be worn by some lodge member at a convention in Vegas, the ear rings like something Mrs. Dabblemuntz wore to the Ladies Garden & Bridge Club lunch in order to have a chance to again tell everyone about her and Mr. Dabblemuntz's recent world cruise.

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pdrake posted on 04/06/2010

thanks, woof.

here's a whole set for the ladies!!

no lady in my life, so i'm not quite sure what to do with it.

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pdrake posted on 04/07/2010

iiiiiiii like caaaaandyyyyyyyy . . . .

my first foray into candy. i don't have a marble slab, so i'm not doing great on tempering the chocolate. it's 58% cocoa, so it's heart healthy. plus,it makes good dopamine levels. oh, and they're a little bigger than toll house pieces, so you can put them in stuff to make "moai rice kripie treats". eh, just a thought.

oh, made with food grade silicone mold. derp der, der . . .

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MadDogMike posted on 04/07/2010

AWESOME!!!!!!

I love chocolate and I love Moai, put them on a hillside of peanut butter and they're good as gold!!! :D

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2010-04-06 20:52 ]

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pdrake posted on 04/07/2010

you can sprinkle them on some haagen daz vanilla bean ice cream.

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pdrake posted on 04/15/2010

men's tapa pattern ring. i've kind of always wanted a thumb ring. working on a ladies companion piece.

sterling silver


give of yourself. it's the most precious of all gifts.

[ Edited by: pdrake 2010-04-14 21:19 ]

[ Edited by: pdrake 2010-04-14 22:11 ]

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pdrake posted on 04/21/2010

moar stuff . . .

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MadDogMike posted on 04/22/2010

DAMN THAT'S SHINY!!!!!!

Looks great Perry - so tiny and yet so detailed

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pdrake posted on 04/22/2010

thanks, mike. i'm going to make a mold to make wax pieces then i can make some with a stone texture and some smooth. here's a ruler . . .

here's the source statue . . .

i can add a wiener if anyone wants that.

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hiltiki posted on 04/22/2010

Nice job Perry.

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ashman_atl posted on 04/22/2010

Awesome stuff!

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pdrake posted on 04/26/2010

thanks, a lot!

here's the latest finished piece for some rock star.

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MadDogMike posted on 04/26/2010

Great Mermaid's Purse Perry, some "rock star" is going to be very happy :) I love how the tendrils are entertwined, you must do that after the casting is finished? I image those tendrils are a pain in the butt to buff out and polish.

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tyger jymmy posted on 04/26/2010

those last pieces are so kool .

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pdrake posted on 04/28/2010

wow, thanks you guys. i'm having a lot of fun making them.

mike, the tendrils on the purse are cast that way. the mold is very complicated. of course, all metal casting is very easy on the scale of easy to difficult. :P

it's just gotten back in my hands after having a hard rubber mold made. i don't have a vulcanizer yet. my jeweler fried freaked out cutting the mold open. har!

the hardest part is polishing it. i made a mold because i've only seen one of these for sale in the entire world. it's only available in the UK. i'm hoping there's some ocean loving people that like the organic flow of this that may buy a piece of art.

anyway, it's always nice to see people appreciate my work. rock on!!

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woofmutt posted on 04/28/2010

This flow lines design has a lot of potential and it's definitely unique. Of course unique doesn't guarantee sales, but I think designs like this would be worth further exploration.

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pdrake posted on 04/30/2010

thanks, woof. while i'd love some sales i'm not beating myself up about not having them.

here's a finished pic with bonus photo photography equipment thanks to maddogmike, thanks, mike. this is the first try and i think it made a difference already.

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pdrake posted on 05/11/2010

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MadDogMike posted on 05/11/2010

I think that's a fitting setting for your beautiful work Perry :D

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Babalu posted on 05/11/2010

nice Perry...very nice! The Mermaid's Purse is over the top cool!

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pdrake posted on 05/15/2010

thanks, babalu! high praise from such a talented man.

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mrsmiley posted on 07/19/2010

I have seen many of Perry's jewelry in person (and we own a few), and they are great . I highly recommend them! -ZAZZ !

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