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Unique Electroplated Jewelry by Maria Cherkasova

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Unique Electroplated Jewelry by Maria Cherkasova

Double leaf brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, amethyst gem, leaves. 8 cm. Unique Electroplated Jewelry by Maria Cherkasova

Unique Electroplated Jewelry by Maria Cherkasova
Electroplating is the art of turning the beauty created by nature into exquisite jewelry. There are a lot of objects for making such jewelry around: beautiful plant leaves, flowers, fruits and seashells.
Jeweler Maria Cherkasova, who lives in the ancient Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, creates unique jewelry under her “Viva Cuprum” brand. Maria turns fragile leaves, flowers and fruits into luxurious decorations and thus grants them a long life. According to Maria, she started electroplating in 2016, when few people worked in this technique.
A self-taught craftswoman, Maria has always loved crafting – sewing, embroidering, knitting, weaving, and creating jewelry. However, once she tried to cover the first leaf with copper, she could no longer stop. “I was completely captivated by the opportunity to forever preserve the fragile beauty of nature. The best thing about jewelry made from copper-plated natural objects is their exclusivity. After all, nature never repeats itself in anything, and the process of electroplating (and especially patination) is the very drop of science, and the rest is magic!”

Autumn Forest necklace. Oak leaves, labradorite, electroplating

Autumn Forest necklace. Oak leaves, labradorite, electroplating

Unique Electroplated Jewelry by Maria Cherkasova

Bouquet brooch pendant. Natural leaf, copper, electroplating, labrador cabochon, labrador, wormwood grass. 6 cm

Bouquet brooch pendant. Natural leaf, copper, electroplating, labrador cabochon, labrador, wormwood grass. 6 cm

Dew drop brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, designer glass, leaves. 6.5 cm

Earrings made of real hydrangea flowers covered with copper. 6.5 cm

Earrings made of real hydrangea flowers covered with copper. 6.5 cm

Fan pin pendant. Copper, ginkgo leaf, electroplating. 6 cm

Fan pin pendant. Copper, ginkgo leaf, electroplating. 6 cm

Fern brooch pin. Copper, patina, fern leaf. 8 cm

Fern brooch pin. Copper, patina, fern leaf. 8 cm

Forest brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, designer glass, leaf. 6 cm

Forest brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, designer glass, leaf. 6 cm

Look pendant. Copper, labradorite. 8 cm

Look pendant. Copper, labradorite. 8 cm

Memory of spring pendant. Real hydrangea flowers covered with copper, silver face, blackening. 8.5 cm

Memory of spring pendant. Real hydrangea flowers covered with copper, silver face, blackening. 8.5 cm

Maple leaf brooch-pin pendant. Copper, patina, maple leaf. 6 cm

Maple leaf brooch-pin pendant. Copper, patina, maple leaf. 6 cm

Movement necklace with amethyst and copper-plated leaves, electroplating

Movement necklace with amethyst and copper-plated leaves, electroplating

Star anise earrings. Copper plated, gold. 4.5 cm

Star anise earrings. Copper plated, gold. 4.5 cm

Sun brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, designer glass, leaf. 6 cm

Sun brooch-pin or pendant. Copper, patina, designer glass, leaf. 6 cm

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