Jewelry
Here is a small sample of my jewelry designs.
My jewelry ranges from plant and animal subjects, to fantasy and mythological creatures, to historical recreations, to pure abstracts.
I produce jewelry in gold, silver, bronze and pewter, and have created designs for other jewelers as well as my own line. I will be presenting a more extensive showing of jewelry in the gallery web site soon.
All designs
©Arlin Robins Designs
My jewelry is produced by lost wax casting, allowing me to apply my expertise
in wax carving. Although I've studied casting, soldering, fabrication,
milling, and even a touch of enameling, the manipulation of wax and clay
is where I sparkle. I work with over a dozen different waxes, each with
its own properties and advantages. When the wax original is complete,
I bring it to my jewelry foundry, Sierra
Pacific Casting in San Francisco. They cast an original that I grind
and polish; then mold it in my studio or send the piece back to Sierra
Pacific for molding. These molds are called our production molds, and
we can inject wax into the molds to produce a number of parts for casting
at a time. Most of the jewelry molds are made of vulcanized rubber, which
is durable and takes the detail well.
