Chase Repousse Collection

updated 12/18/19: The purpose of this page is to consolidate all the chase repousse pieces in one place for your convenience. On this page are separate headings for Pendants and Pins, Bracelets, and Earrings. I also have an archive of sold pieces which I am willing to redo in the metal of your choice.
Chase repousse has become my favorite metalworking technique I love the tap, tap, tap of the hammer and how a flat design magically becomes 3-dimensional. My grant project funded by the Indiana Arts Commission ends June 30 but I will continue to explore the possibilities of chase repousse in my future work. If you are interested in a detailed description of the process, go to the page entitled "Chase Repousse Blog."

Pendants and Pins

What is amazing is that each piece starts as a flat sheet of metal and after repeated hammering on both sides, you have a dimensional work of art! In spite of looking heavy, they are incredibly light weight because I use a thin gauge of metal and also cut out part of the backing. That serves two purposes: 1. it keeps the piece from collapsing when I solder it together; and 2. the wearer gets to see the repousse work on the back side. Pieces run from $140.00 to $300.00 depending on metal and complexity of design.

JMC17P9 Chase repousse brass pendant with banded agate on 20” antiqued brass chain 2 1/8” x 1 1/8” $140.00

JMC17P7 PIN Chase repousse silver pin with agate 21/8” diameter $175.00

JMC17P6 Chase repousse silver pendant with snowflake obsidian on 20” antiqued chain 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” $200.00

JMC16P16 Sterling silver chase repousse pendant with jet on 20” antique metal chain 2 1/4” x 2 1/4” $200.00

JMC17P11 Chase repousse copper pendant with agate on 20-22” copper chain 1 1/2” x 2 1/4” $165.00

JMC17P2 Chase repousse brass pendant on antique brass chain 3 1/8” x 1 7/8” $175.00

Back view

JMC17P10 Chase repousse silver pendant with Kazuri bead on 20” sterling chain 2” x 2” $225.00

Bracelets

Like pendants and pins, each bracelet starts with a flat sheet of metal. Once I complete the chase repousse work, I slowly bend the metal into shape. This is a long process which involves annealing the metal, bending, annealing again, bending etc. They run from $125.00 to $250.00 depending on metal and complexity of design.

JMC17B1 Chase repousse brass cuff with brass rivets 1 1/8” wide $125.00

JMC17B13 Chase repousse copper cuff 1 1/4” wide $150.00

JMC17B9 Chase repousse silver cuff 1 1/4” wide $165.00

JMC17B12 Chase repousse silver cuff 1 3/8” wide $225.00

JMC17B11 Chase repousse silver cuff 7/8” wide $135.00

JMC17B14 Chase repousse brass cuff 1 3/4” wide $150.00

JMC17B8 Chase repousse silver cuff 1 15/16” wide $225.00

JMC17B15 SEE GORDY'S PAGE Chase repousse silver cuff 1 5/8” wide $250.00

Earrings

My chase repousse earrings have become my way to play around with a design or technique that I might later use on a pendant, pin or bracelet. They are smaller and take less time, so they are the perfect place to experiment. They run from $55.00 - $85.00 depending on the metal and design.