Maker :: Chickenscratch

These little birdie friends convey a sweet melody of enduring friendship and love:
“Tea for two and two for tea, just me for you and you for me.”
A fully three-dimensional nickel silver teacup, complete with saucer, dangles below a brushed brass songbird with enamel painted accents basking in the fragrant steam of the resin tea.
Sterling silver ear wires are looped into the silver steam making these birds appear to float.

Details:

• Materials: Nickel silver, sterling silver, brass, enamel, resin
• Measurements: Measures approximately 1 1/4in H x 1in W x 1in D
• Nickel silver 3D teacups filled with resin “tea”
• Brass birds with enamel painted beak and eye accents backed by nickel silver “steam” curls
• Sterling silver ear wires

Chickenscratch is a studio jewelry company founded in 1988 by the husband and wife team of Lisa and Scott Cylinder. 

Most Chickenscratch jewelry is made from base metals (brass, copper, nickel silver and sterling silver) sheet and wire that is hand cut and manipulated, mixed with various plastics and found objects. Each piece has been joined with silver solder for strength and durability.