Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s been three months since I had time and something to write about. A season has passed and as expected, life continues to change and move forward. What I have found out is that while change is evident, there are some things that endure, like survival, happiness, death, love.
Six months ago, I had a jewelry contest. The winner suggested I made a guldgubber. A WHAT? Well, that threw me into a tailspin. Original guldgubbers were made of gold foil that were most likely created by repoussé and chasing, but how was I to recreate this for mass production? Hammer all day?
With the help of my wonderful assistant Collette, we sculpted 5 symbols into wax and then casted them into silver. Seehorses [sea], a deer [land], a dragon [mythical], an owl [air] and two people. They are modern interpretations of a guldgubber but all of them have a story [will be up on my site soon]. This guldgubber has a story that everyone knows well. And, I thought it would be appropriate for Valentine’s Day.
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