Catena 10 Product:Catena 10 end-grain ash glued together

end-grain ash glued together

Carved in wax and then electroformed in sterling silver with 14k white gold posts

Rare metallic charlotte beads and satin 24k gold vermeil beads are strung across the large circle with a fine gauge 14k gold-filled wire

a casting method developed by the artist

Crafted in 18K yellow gold

Catena 10 Product:Catena 10 end-grain ash glued togetherBradley's painting process involves the transformation of materials as she searches for meaning. She had been considering how the pace of life had changed because of the Covid pandemic. At moments time seemed to stand still and other times when it seemed to race by. She came upon the word "catena," which refers to related moments or an interlocking chain. In the context of my work, catena spoke to the chain of chemical reactions and physical