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Tear 2010

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Photos: Hap Sakwa
Michael Good
Materials: Patinated bronze, 22k gold, tourmaline
Jane Bohan - Tearful 
Materials: Sapphire, tanzanite, rose quartz, black garnet, moonstone, lemon quartz, ruby, diamond briolette, 18k gold and silk
Statement: Homage to Roy Lichtenstein
Barbara Heinrich - Tear
Materials: 18k gold, freshwater stick pearls
Alan Revere - My Hammer Weeps Wearable sculpture on stand
Materials: Gold, antique steel hammer head, wood from my first goldsmithing
The price of gold has reached $1261.00 per ounce.
Susan Helmich - A Dance with Betrayal
Materials: Brazilian lace agate, platinum tears, 18k gold, Sterling
My intention was to capture the depth of sorrow that permeates someone who has been betrayed….Depicted here are both the betrayer and the betrayed in a dance shared, and yet alone.
Jose Hess - Torn Tear
Materials: Platinum clad silver
Dimensions 1.5” x .75”
I decided to interpret the double meaning of "Tear" into one object.
Scott Keating - Covered in Tears Chain with knot
Materials: Sterling silver, smokey quartz
Dimensions approx. 13" length
Todd Reed  - When bullets tear…tear, and fear… 
Materials: Nickel silver, pure silver, sterling silver
Dimensions 7mm x 60mm x 23mm
Susan Sadler - Redeux Bracelet
Materials: Vintage bakelite bracelet, ocean jasper,18k yellow gold, diamonds
Cornelis Hollander - Broken Tears
Materials: Sterling silver, clear quartz
Mark Schneider  - Tinker Tear  Tinker Tear
Petra Class - Requiem For a Fish OR The Piercing of the Holy Grail
Materials: Sterling silver, steel, gold, ruby, aquamarine
Dimensions 4” x 2.5”
Falcher Fusager - Necklace  
Materials: 24 & 18k golds, Sterling silver, citrine
…so many kinds of tears
Alishan Halebian - Tear...Tear...  
Materials: 18k yellow & rose gold, Palladium, Sterling silverdiamonds, peridot, Mexican fire opal
Dimensions: 4” x 2.5”
Tear me apart and I will tear...
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