Friday 13 September 2013

Helping hand

Ever since we lost the shop on Victoria Street in the February 2011 earthquake I have been working from my new studio, and have had a constant companion who many of you have met.  He was actually with me when the quake hit and he's seldom very far away.  My constant helper, though he's not too hot on the advice front I must say.



But come coffee time he's always only too eager to lead the way to the biscuit tin. A chocolate digestive for me and a doggie biscuit for him.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Remodelling for Rachel

One Friday afternoon Rachel turned up with a fist full of old rings and a request, "You can use any of the stones in these, add some more if you fancy, and design something beautiful for me as a dress ring..... surprise me!"

I've designed and made several pieces for this particular client in the past so I set to and measured up the stones that I now had to work with.

Breaking up is never hard to do !
Now I already knew that Rachel has a real liking for green and blue stones to go with the diamonds and mixing yellow and white metals.  I had just found some nice 5x3mm pear shaped sapphires so I came up with the idea of going for an Art Deco style with a few little twists in the detailing.
Design for the ring seen from different angles
Rachel loved the design, and so I was given the green light.

The finished piece
If you follow our FaceBook page you will have seen Rachel's reaction!  Let's just say it was well received by everyone!

Old pieces of jewellery can often be remodelled in to something that matches your style, so give us a call to arrange a time to discuss your next piece.



Tuesday 10 September 2013

Strange but true...

A friend of mine sent me a link to this blog the other day and I just felt it so visually amazing that I just had to share it with you.

Beneath the streets of Rome passageways and catacombs were discovered in the 16th century which housed some fantastically adorned skeletons. A book "Heavenly Bodies" has now been written by Paul Koudounaris and published by Thames and Hudson documenting the relics which ended up all over europe.