Prize for the Tournament of the Phoenix
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:29 pm
I thought some folks might be interested in seeing the prizes which were awarded for this year's Tournament of the Phoenix.
My idea was to make the prize for the Tournament[s] of the Phoenix a historically styled Phoenix pendant. The same pendant would be awarded each year, but the piece would have a jewel near the Phoenix’s ‘heart’, and we would use a different stone each year. This would create an easily recognized fraternity of tournament winners who would be grouped by year, depending on the stone in the jewel.
This is the original woodcut the Phoenix medallions were based on. I worked with Lyn Punkari of DarkRidge Jewels to implement my concept.
This is Lyn's concept art.
Close up of the finished piece.
Details:
Thick, front dimensional, flat backed piece
24K gold vermeil (sterling silver electroplated with 24K gold).
Approximately 1.75" tall
A hidden bail behind each wing tip for wearing as a pendant, pinning or sewing on a garment
Heavy prong setting accepts a standard 8x10mm cabochon.
The prizes for the 2009 Tournament of the Phoenix. The stones in this year's prizes are garnets.
I cannot say enough good things about Lyn. She gets 100% on communication, price, execution and delivery. She got the job because she was so on top of communication, she had a price and a delivery schedule to me before the other jeweler I approached about the job had even responded to my initial enquiry. Lyn did a bang up job in turning my concept into finished pieces. The guys were very pleased with both the idea of the prize, and the actual pieces.
DarkRidge Jewels
Gwen
WorldJoust Tournamentâ„¢
My idea was to make the prize for the Tournament[s] of the Phoenix a historically styled Phoenix pendant. The same pendant would be awarded each year, but the piece would have a jewel near the Phoenix’s ‘heart’, and we would use a different stone each year. This would create an easily recognized fraternity of tournament winners who would be grouped by year, depending on the stone in the jewel.
This is the original woodcut the Phoenix medallions were based on. I worked with Lyn Punkari of DarkRidge Jewels to implement my concept.
This is Lyn's concept art.
Close up of the finished piece.
Details:
Thick, front dimensional, flat backed piece
24K gold vermeil (sterling silver electroplated with 24K gold).
Approximately 1.75" tall
A hidden bail behind each wing tip for wearing as a pendant, pinning or sewing on a garment
Heavy prong setting accepts a standard 8x10mm cabochon.
The prizes for the 2009 Tournament of the Phoenix. The stones in this year's prizes are garnets.
I cannot say enough good things about Lyn. She gets 100% on communication, price, execution and delivery. She got the job because she was so on top of communication, she had a price and a delivery schedule to me before the other jeweler I approached about the job had even responded to my initial enquiry. Lyn did a bang up job in turning my concept into finished pieces. The guys were very pleased with both the idea of the prize, and the actual pieces.
DarkRidge Jewels
Gwen
WorldJoust Tournamentâ„¢