Have made my first piece of jewellery using gold! Really pleased with how it has come out, and it has…
Let me rest
Take me to your safe place and let me rest awhile Let the strength of your arms shelter me from…
Boxes
The last few weeks have been a very difficult time. Sessions at the jewellery workshop provide a great distraction, and…
Smokey rings
I’m discovering that I’ve got a bit of a passion for making rings. This is my second crown setting, this…
Forkers brooches
The photos below show the process of creating six silver brooches for the ‘Forkers’ association using traditional silversmithing techniques. Jackie and I…
Crown setting mark 2
Practise makes perfect I’m told, and I’d like to make a perfect crown setting, so I’ve started on another. This…
Fused glass
I’ve now got my work back from the glass fusing session a few weeks ago, and I’m pleased with how…
Crowning glory!
Last night a momentous thing happened. I finally managed to complete my crown setting with the help of Bernard at…
More forks
Fork brooch in situ on my red cardy just to prove it does the job! Sent from Samsung Mobile
Finished fork
Ta dah! The finished brooch for the forkers by Jackie and Liz 🙂 Sent from Samsung Mobile
Forkers brooch
Today I spent the afternoon with my good friend Jackie, who is also learning silversmithing. We were seeing if we…
Glass fusing
I’ve got four website makeovers and one completely new site to design over the next few months so, in line…
Crown wip
This is the crown setting that I am working on at the moment. The filing and bevelling is all done…
Light fantastic
Well, what can I say. Today was the opening of the Arts and Minds exhibition at The Light. I was…
Spreading my wings
Woo hoo, am setting up my own website so that I can experiment, blog, and generally spread my wings. Talking…