All jewellers need to play sometimes. So I love it when someone asks me to make something really quirky and original. Here are some of the things I've tried just for fun.
jane's bath plug
enamelled turtle bath plug
long necked turtles flourish in the area where jane lives. i wanted to make her a special piece of jewellery for her birthday. she asked for a bathplug
jane's bath plug
enamelled turtle bath plug
designing jane's bathplug
handmade egyptian kartouche
this namesake pendant was made for 9 year-old Elizabeth who was studying egyptian culture and history at school. the writing is a literal letter for letter translation - not how an ancient egyptian would do it!
warrior woman earrings
hollow form flexible earrings in silver, all the parts move independently from each other
dung beetle earrings
I found these cast silver dung beetles (expertly made by some unknown jeweller, not me) and made dung balls for them to push, now they're earrings.
dung beetle earring (oxidised)
Sorry - can't resist this:
A dung beetle walks into a bar, and the barman says "Pull up a stool."
tribal mask tiepin
Influenced by the tribal masks of central Africa. I love the way the silver has oxidised to create a subtle red hue.
silver dragon cup & spoon
I forged this silver cup and set it on small dragons carved first in wax, then cast. The spoon handle has a dragon claw around an orb. We use it to put spices on the table.
the pawn
Cast bronze chess piece
the bishop
Cast bronze chess piece
brick ring
This ring was made by grinding a finger space through a chunk of brick. I was experimenting with using recycled materials. It was harder to do than it looks.
plate metal necklace
Oxidised silver hand made bead strung on pearl thread; looks fiercer than I expected.