Michael Michaud Jewelry
Products found in this category: 61 |
 Boxwood Necklace $350.00 |
 Petite Pea Pod Earrings $59.00 |
 Two Peas in a Pod Earrings $74.00 |
 One Pea in a Pod Necklace $64.00 |
 Petite Pea Pod Necklace $59.00 |
 Three Peas in a Pod Necklace $79.00 |
 Four Peas in a Pod Necklace $79.00 |
 Five Peas in a Pod Necklace $79.00 |
 Pea Pod Collar Necklace $275.00 |
 Small Pussy Willow Earrings $69.00 |
 Pussy Willow Post Earrings $79.00 |
 Pussy Willow Dangle Earrings $89.00 |
 Pussy Willow Bracelet $114.00 |
 Pussy Willow Necklace $199.00 |
 Blueberry Post Earrings $49.00 |
 Blueberry Clip On Earrings $49.00 |
 Blueberry Dangle Earrings $79.00 |
 Blueberry Pendant Necklace $79.00 |
 Blueberry Half Necklace $129.00 |
 Blueberry Full Necklace $169.00 |
 Blueberry Bracelet $84.00 |
 Eucalyptus Dangle Post $89.00 |
 Eucalyptus Leaf Earrings $49.00 |
 Long Leaf Eucalyptus Earrings $49.00 |
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Michael Michaud JewelryMichael Michaud jewelry captures nature in exquisite detail. His jewelry is know as botanical jewelry because it is so realistic. At first glance many visitors to Stowe Craft feel he has cast an actual flower or leaf inside a bronze coating. This is not what is done, however. Michael studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology's prestigious school for American craftsmen, graduating in 1980. In 1991, while living in the Connecticut countryside and working near New York City's flower district, Michael's love of nature led to his first botanical jewelry designs. How Nature is Captured within a Piece of JewelryEvery piece of Michael Michaud jewelry starts by creating a precise and artistic sculpture from a live plant or flower. Using the lost wax casting technique, he next creates a mold. Bronze is then poured into the mold. Sometimes Michael uses silver or gold as well.Then come the handmade artistic details. Metals are patinated, smoothed and natural stones and pearls are set and added.
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The Silver Seasons Jewelry CollectionMichael is quite prolific. He calls his studio The Silver Seasons Jewelry collection. If you search through Stowe Craft you may see Michael Michaud jewelry inspired by plants and flowers such as: aspen, azalea , birch, grapes, cherries, eucalyptus, gingko, hosta, mistletoe, peapod, pussywillow, rosemary, sage, tea rose, white ash and more as time goes by. One of the nice aspects of the Silver Season jewelry collection is it's large range. Once Michael is happy with a design, he will extend it to include earrings, necklaces, pins and bracelets. Often there are several variations of design within each of these Silver Seasons jewelry collections. Glossary of terms lost wax casting: A method artists use to create a mold which can be used to make copies of an original piece of work. bronze: Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. Bronzes are softer and weaker than steel and bronze resists corrosion (especially seawater corrosion) more than steel. Bronze is widely used for cast bronze sculpture. patina: is a natural coloring and protecting effect of certain chemicals on metal. Jewelers patinate metals using various chemicals. Chlorides transform to green, while sulfur compounds tend to brown. Ammonium sulfide creates a blue-black surface, cupric nitrate yields blue-green while ferric nitrate has a yellow-brown pallet. |
