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Catherine Crowe
Here is the finished bunny I was making the plique-a-jour wings for. I did not design it! I was commissioned to make the wings. They are made on Palladium white gold which was a dream to work with for plique, since it doesn't expand and contract much when heated. My sterling samples all had tiny hairline cracks - but there were none in these final wings.
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  • Trish White Oh Catherine - this is fabulous - how were the wings attached? and how was the pavĂ© diamonds added? there is a lot of work to this story!
  • Catherine Crowe I didn't do any of that part - nor did I see it done! I know the wings had pins which were laser welded - and the settings for the diamonds were already in the final wings when I enameled them. The palladium white gold went very black as I fired - but...  more
  • Catherine Crowe Retail price: $30,000!