My first metalwork on Etsy

Hi!

While I'm working on new jewelry, I'd like to show ready once, which are already available on Etsy.
Most of jewelry I do and plan to do either fully made of copper or brass or contain handmade copper or brass details.
Here I textured brass and copper sheet.
Hummered brass trapeze is embellished with small malachite and coral beads.

And copper shield is combined with ebony wood - one of the most precious kinds of wood.

Another pair of earrings also contain black wood bead. And copper details are fold formed. This technique fully seized my mind, so I'm prepairing fold formed earrings and rings and thinking of set of сuff bracelets.

In below earrings in African style copper plays only supporting role. And the prima is ebony wood sticks.

Since times of Ancient Egypt ebony wood considers to be treasure along with ivory and gold. This wood is very dence and hard and after polishing it attains beautiful shine. It can be totally black or brownish, or striped. They believe that black wood has rejuvinating, magical and mystical properties.