Veni, Vidi, Vici - MINE
Inspired by the superb wirework skills of the other Simone (creator of Aqua Dreams), I've created a few items which incorporate the ancient Egyptian scrolls.
Here is Veni, Vidi, Vici, named after a famous declaration by Julius Caesar. On his triumphant return to Rome after yet another conquest, he is said to have uttered this phrase which means "I came, I saw, I conquered".
This bracelet has nothing to do with conquest -- I just thought it looked Roman-esque :-) Between the scrolls are beads of amethyst (also popular with the ancient Romans). Toggle clasp is gold-plated.
This was a test piece made with bronzetone wire. I'm waiting for my 14K gold-filled wire to arrive from the US so I can get cracking on creating a more posh version of Veni, Vidi, Vici ... and maybe a matching necklace and ear-rings too.
Update (21 June): The gold-filled wire in the size I was waiting for has come in at last! Similar bracelets/ear-rings/necklaces in gold-filled or argentium (non-tarnish silver) can be commissioned. Please e-mail me for prices.
3 comments:
i happen to the instruction to this wire design on a magazine the other day. :)
you are using 18ga wire? or 20?
hi jacklyn :) yeah, the Egyptian swirls have been around for thousands of years. I use different wire sizes for different looks.
Thank you muchly, Earnest :) ... fellow Aquarian and fellow Catholic (what a combo; what a coincidence; would've been freakily coincidental if I were not a monkey but a horse).
Hope the exam went well and good luck for any upcoming ones.
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