Coronet Bracelet by David M Bowman Studio
Most of our bracelets are cuffs, but these are bangles - easy fitting, no fuss. The only hard part is deciding how many to get to go together. The coronet bangles are an assortment of styles, all made from offcuts from our classic Round Vases and Lens Vases. Bangles mostly range from 2¾"-3" inner diameter, with a few slightly smaller. They will fit most women's and some men's wrists. The bangles can be stacked in sets of two or three for great effect, allowing you to make you own combination!
There are many patinas available. Most will be blue-green, white blue-green, ochre, silver-grey, dark green, antique blue, and brown. These are all sculptural patinas applied by brush while heating the metal with a torch. The interiors of the bracelets are brushed to bright brass, and the entire bracelet is sealed with acrylic spray to protect the patina, though continuous wear will wear away the inner coating and the brass will oxidize sooner or later with skin contact.
Handmade by David and Reed Bowman in Berkley, California.
David M Bowman Studio consists of two people: David Mills Bowman and his son, Reed Christopher Bowman. David began working in metal in 1971, near the time Reed was born; he first made silver jewelry, later moved on to brass belt buckles, then to larger pieces in patinaed brass. Over the years David has worked alone or with different assistants, but he has worked exclusively with Reed since the mid-1990s. They sell their work at fine retail galleries around the country.
We construct all pieces by hand, with hand tools and simple machines. All the work is produced from brass and copper sheet and rod, formed into shape with shears, hammers, sanders and grinders, and brazed together using an oxyacetylene welding torch. We do not cast work or use cast parts. We mix patina chemicals from scratch and apply them by hand.
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