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Romance by the Sea: “Made with Love” Exhibition & Sale, Capitola, CA
Published on 2012-01-31 15:41:05
Two of Sherry Cordova Jewelry’s recycled sterling silver necklaces are available during the entire month of February at the Many Hands Gallery in Capitola, CA as part of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild Showcase ”Made with Love”. Come meet the artists at the show’s opening reception Friday Feb 3rd, 2012 from 5 – 8 pm. The show is twice the [...] > read more
The Where & Why of Recycled Metal
Published on 2011-07-07 13:31:37
An overview on recycled metal providers (see links below) and the reasons behind them can be found at: The Responsible Jewelry Council http://www.responsiblejewellery.com Christine Dein’s “Green Jewelry News” email newsletter http://www.christinedhein.com/about.html Ethical Metalsmiths http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org No Dirty Gold http://www.nodirtygold.org/ Earth Justice http://earthjustice.org Hoover & Strong http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/117/ Nat [..] > read more
Outta My Head, Into Metal
Published on 2011-06-25 23:41:25
The 2011 summer edition of San Francisco’s Metal Arts Guild newsletter will be showcasing Sherry Cordova as an artist member. Since the newsletter is printed in black and white, we thought you might like to see some color pictures of the inspirations and work described in the article. On a SCUBA diving trip to the Sea [...] > read more
“Made with Love” this February in Capitola, CA
Published on 2011-02-03 23:29:38
Two pieces of Sherry Cordova Jewelry ”Bottleneck” and “Green” recycled glass and recycled fine silver necklaces are available during the entire month of February at the Many Hands Gallery in Capitola, CA as part of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild Showcase ”Made with Love” The Many Hands Gallery at 510 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA is next door to Gayle’s Bakery & Deli. If [...] > read more
Nimble Sea Lions Mimicking Divers
Published on 2010-12-22 21:55:28
The sea lion mimicks the dive guide’s position in the water. > read more
All About Coral
Published on 2010-12-19 09:56:49
Dolphins in Loreto National Marine Park
Published on 2010-11-04 20:15:13
Look how much they love to race around! > read more
The First Press
Published on 2010-08-29 03:38:58
Pat Accorinti came over to spend the afternoon making silhouette dies. She created a shield shape and cut it out of brass and masonite. While she filed the edges of the silhouette smooth, I annealed some 24 ga copper sheet. We placed the copper in the press with the stiffest urethane, per the guidance of [...] > read more
Whitemouth Moray Eel Chasing a Manybar Goatfish
Published on 2010-08-19 20:10:13
Luck As I was taking video of the coral encrusted lava surfaces underwater, a fish swam very closely past my left shoulder chased by a moray eel. Luckily the camera was already recording video. Slowing the video down and looking carefully, I see the white line on the tail of the moray and the bars [...] > read more
Starting a Silhouette Mold for the Hydraulic Press
Published on 2010-08-03 22:13:00
The scrap metal yard was a great place to find 16 gauge brass sheet for the top of a silhouette mold. And, they cut it into squares for us with their massive digitally controlled brake. The lumber store cut the tempered masonite into squares for us. Now it’s up to us to cut negative space [...] > read more