Show and Tell: Another Folia Bracelet nears completion!

After several months of intermittent work on this project, it nears completion. Why does a piece like this take so long to make? Aside from all of the design and developement that went into the project, there are one hundred forty six different pieces that must be made and assembled to make the Folia! Sixty-six cast pieces which are engraved, thirty three gems individually set, thirty three lock rings, and assorted clasp pieces. These eighteen karat pieces are assembled with some 160 separate welds. Each piece is tailored to fit. The first one that I made took me two solid weeks of work. I don't know where I found the time! The end result, however, is a work that is fit for royalty, and I am quite proud of it.