Reticulation: A Happy Accident
Reticulated silver has a blistered, swirling texture that looks like the surface of the moon. No two pieces are alike, which is part of its appeal - even the two pieces in a pair of earrings will be slightly dissimilar. Once heated to the right temperature, the silver begins to bubble and ripple into ridges and melt into patterns. It's a bit like alchemy and much like... well... the moon. Silver sheet - before the fire. Composition: Heat is applied to a sheet of sterling silver until the metal starts to shift and rumple up. It's then dunked in...
