Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy 2012!!!

Happy 2012!!!

Here is another new ring!
I decided to dip further into my stone collection for a little more variety. I'm not sure what stone I will use next but, if any one out there is interested in a Turquoise or Lapis Lazuli ring, let me know. (danicaza@gmail.com)

Quadratum Callaina, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Turquoise  
I'll be back with more soon.
Until next time,
Peace and Love

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Stone of Lāzhward

During my trip to Italy for the 2011 Biennale of Chianciano, I managed to find a great little shop full of wonderful stones and beads in Florence.

Among the treasures I acquired on that trip, I brought back some beautiful Lapis Lazuli. This is the first of many pieces I plan to make with these beautiful blue stones. 

Stone of Lāzhward, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Lapis Lazuli
Stone of Lāzhward, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Lapis Lazuli
I will be back again soon with more.
Until Next time,
Peace and Love

Monday, December 26, 2011

Aurea Gutta Aquae

Happy Holidays!
!!
I have been hanging onto this post for quite a while now. Unfortunately, this piece was a rather special present and I couldn't just go spoiling the surprise now could I?!

I was super excited to make this piece, as I do not work with gold very often it was a good change of pace.

Aurea Gutta Aquae, Daniel Icaza, 2011, 22kt Gold, 12kt Gold, 12.5ct Aquamarine
Not to mention having the privilege to work with such precious materials. It was quite an experience.
I will be back again with more soon.
Until next time,
Peace and Love


Thursday, December 22, 2011

Lapis Flavus

This was the second ring in this series. Unfortunately photographed on a dark day and then sold these where the best pictures I could get.

Next time I will be sharing the newer additions to the series. 

Lapis Flavus, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Citrine 
I will be back soon. 
Until next time,
Peace and Love

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Purpureus

Here is another ring from earlier in the series. One more ring from the beginning of the series to go and I will then be moving on to the newer additions! 

Purpureus, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Purple Corundum 

Until next time,
Peace and Love

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Calamochnus

Rings, rings, and more rings. I'm going to be on the subject for a while I guess... I just have far to many beautiful stones at the moment and I really enjoy making rings.
The ring I will be sharing today is actually a pretty special ring I guess. It is first ring in this "series".

Calamochnus, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Green Corundum
Calamochnus, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Green Corundum
There are a few more rings to go through and I will be getting to the new pieces soon.
Until next time,
Peace and Love

Friday, December 16, 2011

Aura Mihi

Back for another brief "picture post". 
This ring is actually a few weeks old, it was one of the first rings I made in this "style", not sure what to call it... The "style" that is. 

Aura Mihi, Daniel Icaza 2011, Fine Silver, Dendritic Quartz
It is rather difficult to take a photograph that does justice to the beauty of the dendritic quartz stone so I have decided to include a few additional pictures. I hope you enjoy them.

Aura Mihi, Daniel Icaza 2011, Fine Silver, Dendritic Quartz
There are some new rings I will be sharring soon, but before I do, there are still a few rings like this one which I have not shared yet, so I will do those first. 

Aura Mihi, Daniel Icaza 2011, Fine Silver, Dendritic Quartz
I'll be back again soon with more.
Until next time,
Peace and Love



Sunday, December 11, 2011

Altum Rubet

The parade of rings continues. . . More coming soon!

Altum Rubet, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, 15ct Red Corundum  
Until next time,
Peace and Love

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Rubro Saxo Solumque

Another new ring. . . Hope you like it. 

Rubro Saxo Solumque, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Red Volcanic Rock


More new rings coming soon.  ;o)
Until next time,
Peace and Love

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Rutilus Lacrima

Newest Ring! Rutilus Lacrima. 
Rutilus Lacrima, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Rutilated Quartz

Not a whole lot to say for now. Just wanted to share some pictures of the latest addition to the collection. I plan to start posting some of these rings for sale so check back again soon for the sale announcment and I should have more things to share soon as well.

Peace and Love

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Roseus 2.0

Same stone new look. 
BEFORE: Roseus, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Rose Quartz
The first time I made a ring with this stone I created the odd little ring above. It was a nice ring and really did the stone justice, unfortunately I knew that the setting was not very stable and that it would probably not hold the stone for long.

Whenever I make little experiments like this I always let friends (usually Kaylee) use them to see how they hold up. Sure enough after a few months of wear and tear the stone became loose and I was compelled to make some thing new as this experiment was not very succesful (as I had forseen).

AFTER: Roseus 2.0, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Rose Quartz
As sad as it is to not have our efforts work out the first time, one of the great appeals of metalsmithing is that one can always melt stuff down and try again...   Hopefully this reincarnation lives longer (I'm pretty sure it will).

More new things on the way, so I'll be back ASAP!
Until next time.
Peace And Love

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Back in Action!

I'm back... After a very long break I have returned to my computer.

So very much has happened over the last few months, its very difficult to put it all into words.
Instead of writting everything out in nauseating detail, I have decided to make this more of a photo blog post and I may add a few comments in here and there.

To start things off, I have had the honor of being featured in a few publications recently so I figured I would share those links in this post as well.






I have finally been able to get lost in the studio for a while, so here are the newest creations from the past few months.

5 Colones? (front), Daniel Icaza, 2011, Copper, Fine Silver, Paper Money  
Very excited to finally start making the Costa Rican series of bills for "Monetary Bondage". I had the idea for bonding this specific bill a few years ago and I am very happy to finally have it done.

5 Colones? (back), Daniel Icaza, 2011, Copper, Fine Silver, Paper Money
Jeweled Rings, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Gemstones 

Some new ring concepts!!! As always each ring is hand fabricated one at a time, so each one is unique and special in its own way. I hope to start making many more gemstone rings in this "style". 

Jeweled Rings, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Gemstones
Candy, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Fine Silver, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane,  Watermelon Tourmaline 
 I made this ring a few months ago as a commisioned piece for my friend's college graduation. Now that they graduated I can share the picture with all of you.

One Cent? (Blue Indian Head), Daniel Icaza, 2011, Copper, Silver, Vitreous Enamel, Cubic Zirconia, 1898 Indian Head Penny
Some times I have to trap a penny just for kicks.

10 Euro Cent?, Daniel Icaza, 2011, Copper, Silver, 2000 Spain Ten Euro Cent Coin 
I  am also very happy to have bonded my first Euro! I hope to add many more pieces to the "Monetary Bondage" collection in the coming months.

Well I guess that is basically the last few months in a short and sweet photographic summary.
I hope to start posting regularly again, so I plan to be back with more things to share very soon.

As always,
Peace and Love