Kaldunski, Shelley
About the artist
Shelley Kaldunski began designing and creating jewelry for 25 years. She finds a certain balance in asymmetry using precious gems, beads and found objects along with roller printed silver and bronze to create her work. She is most often inspired by Japanese art and textiles and she uses the images they evoke for her roller printed designs. She lives in the Oregon Rogue Valley and enjoys the beauty, space and life that she feels lucky to make there.
Shelley Describes her process:
“Roller printing is a time consuming and somewhat toxic process. The design begins with one of two approaches. I can draw my artwork on 18 gauge brass with a fine tip Sharpie or do a photo transfer by xeroxing an image onto clear acetate, then heating and burnishing it into the brass. The ink from the pen or the xeroxed acetate act as a “resit” when I bathe the brass in a photo-etching acid. Gently, I agitate the brass so the acid eats away evenly. After 2-3 hours, it’s complete. I then neutralize the etched piece with baking soda. I then prepare to roller print by annealing (heating) the silver. Like making a sandwich, I place the brass plate and silver together, guiding them through my hand-cranked steel rolling mill so the design becomes debased onto the silver. I then cut, drill, and finish with a patina to accentuate the design.”
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