| The turtle set |
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| This set was for a wedding and consists of bracelets for the bridesmaids, boxes for the mothers and cufflinks for the bridegroom. The design incorporates the lilac colour of the bridesmaids' dresses and the turtles which lay their eggs on the beach where the wedding was held. |
The anniversary set |
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This set has its origins in some bracelets I made a while ago, but they were quite chunky. This bracelet is made from half round rather than round and so is much lighter. The basic theme of the bracelet has then been carried on to a necklet and earrings (studs by request). |
Laura's set |
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This set, commissioned to be given to celebrate Laura's graduation had one fault - the necklace was too long - but that was easily fixed! The embossed design is formed by rolling coarse fibreglass mat on to silver sheet. The visual effect will develop with time as the silver tarnish remains in the finer crevices and gives a black silver contrast. |
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| Ammonite earrings and ring |
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These ammonite slices were bought speculatively by the customer and I was approached to mount them as earrings and a ring. The mounting is a fairly straightforward claw setting, trying to keep the earrings as light as possible. |
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| Carborundum pendant and ring |
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I purchased a lump of carborundum from a shop on Mount Etna in Sicily. It has a beautiful iridescence weakly captured in these photos. The mounts are cast in situ around the mineral as it can stand the temperature of the molten silver. |
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| Joyce's set |
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| This project started with a cuttlefish casting demonstration of a belt buckle only this one didn't cast fully as the centre bar was incomplete. I then remembered a garnet ring I'd made years ago that was not worn so I reused the stone and setting. It needed a distinctive and solid chain, so a found a recipe for this fetter and three link curb chain. On request, the pendant was made separable form the chain so it could be worn in its own, but then " a bracelet would be nice" and then why not the earrings to match? |
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