I came upon the general idea of this design while trying to make a heart. I was using what I'll refer to as the drip method to do this. The drip method basically involves drawing a design on a piece of glass (with a writing implement that can be erased), turning it over and melting jeweler's wax over that design. It's very hard to be precise, and things are bound to always look a bit abstract. The spiral came out of frustration for not dripping precisely and fast enough for a heart shape. The wax hardens quite quickly and will not bond with itself unless the drips are still in a melted state when they touch. This means you've got one chance to make it, no backtracking.
The spiral is the perfect shape for this method because it is continuous, no overlapping drips until the layers and embellishments come in. On this example, an extra layer is dripped on the inner half and embellishments are dot dripped on the outer length. In the above paragraph, I mention that hardened wax does not bond with itself unless both drips are melted, but in this case, dripping melted wax on hardened wax holds on seamlessly. If bent or pushed, it will come apart, leaving the first layer of hardened wax as if it were never there at all. This comes in handy when I make a drip that I'm not happy with. I just have to wait a few second until it hardens, and I can push it off!
Finished product: Etsy.com/.../Galaxy-Boxed-Bronze-Belt-Buckle
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