Beachcomber #2
New beachcomber necklace: #BeccaWilliams #Sea #contemporary #silver #becca #newwork #Silversmith #pebbles #jewellery #pressform...
Apr 2, 20131 min read
New Stones …
I came back from a flying visit to IJL this week with a bag filled with new semi-precious gemstones to experiment with, here’s a taste of...
Sep 6, 20121 min read
Commissions: Stacking Rings
A little commission for a set of stacking rings went through the workshop last week (they’re a larger sizer of a design that the...
Jun 25, 20121 min read
Beautiful Seaside basics …
I’ve been feeling the need for things to be a little simpler lately. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my new Beachcomber pieces but I also...
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Beachcomber …
I got the big new beachcomber necklace all finished up yesterday, just in time for the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate this...
Apr 13, 20121 min read
Serendipity #3: Getting close to finished …
I ventured into the Jewellery Quarter on a Sunday today for the first time in aaages to get these pieces all ready to go off to Assay on...
Apr 1, 20121 min read
Serendipity #2: making …
I set to work bright and way too early this morning on the piece with those coral stones from yesterday: Cutting forms (carefully...
Mar 28, 20121 min read
Serendipity #1
I’ve been struggling for a week or so to come up with a larger, eye catching piece for the middle of my stand at the BCTF in a couple of...
Mar 27, 20121 min read
Press Form Practice #6
I bought some more Britannia today and set to work on a few more pieces: that are now just waiting for some final polishing … #silver...
Mar 12, 20121 min read
Earrings today …
Earrings are some of my favourite things to wear (… and buy) but lately I’ve been rather addicted to making studs and haven’t really got...
Feb 13, 20121 min read
Press form practice #3 …
Once the resist dried out I threw those little test shapes in to etch: and I’m rather pleased with the results that I got: #designer...
Feb 7, 20121 min read
Press Form Practice #2 …
Back in the studio bright and early today making up some pebble-esque press forms to sample etching on … #copper #flypress #newwork...
Feb 3, 20121 min read
Press form practice …
I got some time today to have a play with the fly press and work out some ideas for a new range that I want to take to the British Craft...
Feb 2, 20121 min read
Fly Pressing … step one
Well, step 2 really – the first being ‘fix your press to a stable, unmovable surface‘ but this is where I’ve gotten to today. I have a...
Aug 11, 20111 min read
Beachcomber … some new pieces in the works
Beachcomber Studs A peak at a new idea. Silver, glass and pebbles … with more coming from the workshop soon. #workinprogress #pebbles...
Mar 13, 20111 min read
Wednesday, finishing work and opening Centrepiece 2010
Wednesday was an extraordinarily productive day. Not only did I get to work on some new ideas that have been kicking around my head for a...
Nov 19, 20101 min read
Beside the Scottish seaside …
It’s odd to think that a week ago I was in Scotland … now I’m back in England and it’s muggy, rainy and generally not looking like summer...
Aug 22, 20102 min read
