The SD45 Adapter Pendant
The
45 Adapter is a small plastic piece that was invented to fit inside the center of a 45-record so it could be played on a turntable.
My father had always wanted one casted into a necklace piece and I noticed a friend casting and selling some. I told her I was interested in buying one for him but after taking some metalsmithing courses I thought it'd be more meaningful to make one myself.
I would come across these yellow plastic adapters all over the house and for anyone who knows me or my family they know that finding these kinds of things "around the house" is considered normal. Most of the time I would find them with dads desk stuff or mom's boxed up art supplies but either way I remember thinking it was cool to use their 45 adapters.
Well of course I messed up trying to cast the original piece.
Casting involves math and I didn't do the equation correctly to find out how much metal I needed.
I ended up loving the "mess up" as it is normal for me to find better inspiration from my mistakes than to follow through with any original idea.
The 45 Adapter represents many things but it ultimately represents a transition between something old (vinyl record) with something new (turntable). It was an important piece in combining a new technology.
The pendant didn't turn out how my father wanted it to but it turned into something I found just as beautiful. It didn't represent his history of rock and roll but it would represent (my)present-day appreciation for his era of musical nostalgia. It may be a distorted symbol to those who understand the history of the adapter but an interesting or beautiful symbol to those who don't.
with sterling silver chain and findings
which will be coming soon to
" book and that's probably around the time my nail polish obsession began.
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