I’ve mentioned before that one of my goals here on Modern Metalsmithing is to not only talk about technique, but to talk about design.
That’s because it’s important to me that you develop your own design sensibility right along with your metalsmithing skills.
So today, I want to talk about the ins and out of designing earrings. More specifically, statement earrings.
Statement earrings are a fun design project (that’s why I made them the focus of my beginner class) because they present some unique opportunities, but they also present some design challenges.
Here are three things to consider when designing statement earrings:
