“Barefoot & Bipolar Designs”
A Reasonably Happy Subsidiary of Morse Code Jewelry
I’ve been toying with this idea for years… NON-morse code jewelry. But I didn’t want to do it unless it had something truly unique to offer. I think I’ve come upon a few ideas. That’s not to say that I won’t make jewelry just because it’s beautiful, but I wanted the debut to involve something special.
Nothing is officially for sale yet, as mcj’s website needs to be retrofitted to accommodate online purchases (there will also be a morse code jewelry outlet there for pieces that need a home!) but I thought I’d post these pictures to whet your appetite.
Below is a 1.5 inch diameter pendant, with a sterling silver bail (mounted on frosted acrylic just for photography) that features an antique postcard image of Minot Light in Scituate, MA (Cohasset likes to make a fuss that Minot Light belongs to them, but that’s jive… 
The glass is jeweler’s grade mineral crystal, and it is sealed and sanded into the back of the glass via hand-casting with resin.
It is a genuine postcard, and you can see the aging of the paper both front and back, which is linen-based. As I write this the date of the card is in another room, but if I had to guess from the comfort of my couch, I think I remember it being circa 1912.
From what I understand from the lady who sold me the postcard, I might cause quite a dustup with hard-core postcard collectors by “destroying” it the way I did… Sorry ’bout that, gang.
Next to come will be sand, yes, literally sand, enclosed in glass pendants from local beaches. It will be “loose” under a low-domed piece of glass. I’ve had several stops and starts getting this one right. You wouldn’t think it would be hard to sandwich a little sand in between a couple of pieces of glass, but it can get messy pretty quick if you don’t have a steady hand. Nothing a little quake-gel and sponge q-tips won’t fix, though… Yeah, I know. What the heck am I talking about… I’m not entirely sure either, but that’s the solution that’s workable right now to get it done. It may become more Rube Goldberg as I go. Who knows.
In the meantime, keep watching the blog and twitter and www.mcjusa.com for more updates and announcements!
