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Bold aluminum chainmaille jewelry

Rockstar, 2009

This chainmaille jacket was made with over 30,000 anodized aluminum jump rings and components. Won 2nd place in the Wirework category and the People's Choice Award in the 2010 Bead Dreams competition.

Photo by Treavor Doherty

The Urban Armor series began five years ago as a way to explore the possibilities within the mediums of beadwork and chainmaille. I wanted to create striking, modern designs using centuries-old jewelry-making techniques.

Click on the thumbnails below for larger pictures and descriptions of each piece of beaded armor and chainmaille armor.

 

 

All jewelry designs, graphics, and text Copyright © Vanessa Walilko 2009-2010