217/365 maui

The island of Maui, made to the same scale as yesterday's Deepwater Horizon ring. Copper and sterling silver.

Maui and Deepwater Horizon Spill

216/365 deepwater horizon

Made from a Google Earth image of the most contiguous portion of the BP oil spill as seen from the air on July 13, 2010. The drill hole represents the location of Deepwater Horizon. Sterling silver.

155/365 use no oil

154/365 sinnerman

151/365 spilled oil

I asked a friend what he thought I could use to simulate oil for this ring and he suggested two-part epoxy. I tinted the epoxy with black enamel and I'm fairly pleased with how it came out. The paint thinned it out a bit, but it does have an oily iridescence.

These are all vintage pieces, the Poseidon charm and scrimshaw buckle seemed appropriate additions to the ring.

150/365 gasoline can

Steel chain, padlocks, vintage gasoline can.

I'd really like to shoot this in a sterile, white environment using a rusty chain and padlocks (and a model). The chain wraps around my ring finger and is secured with the padlock, I am thinking of this one as a wedding ring of sorts, why are we still married to oil?

83/365 exxon valdez

Today is the 21st anniversary of the devastating Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of animals were killed, the best estimates are: 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, up to 22 killer whales, and billions of salmon and herring eggs. And we still haven't learned our lessons about oil.

http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/

sterling silver and copper