Emerald and Diamond Tatiana pendant

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Emerald and Diamond pendant

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secret(ish) sale now on

20% of everything (except Bridal and new collections). Getting a selection on our online store, and also see Facebook for more specials
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Creative influence chart AKA daydreaming about my loves

Used some of my Melbourne visit last week to do some cafe sketching and daydreaming over excellent hot chocolate

Topography of Influences  

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lettering

Hand engraved lettering, 3mm high

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Engraving with Sam Alfano

deep relief carving

 Had a fantastic time with master engraver Sam Alfano in Louisiana last week. He is one of the best in the world, and it was a real privilege to spend a week refining my skills with him. I was kind of looking forward to a week without distractions doing what I love best, but actually it was tougher than I expected. It felt like training for a sport, and there was a surprising amount of adrenaline involved (yes, we're an odd lot).
The engraved lines are often about the width of a hair, and very unforgiving of mistakes. The projects got successively harder, so I felt the long hours of concentration. The work was projected on a large screen, so Sam could see EXACTLY what I was doing the whole time.

great engravers trick for removing lemel ( metal dust ); velcro cable tie around little finger

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The incredibly tiny technical world of the diamond setter

 Fine jewellery is pretty demanding to make. Here is one of the steps that people usually need to actually see being performed to appreciate better.

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Earlobe stretchers

urban concrete ball earring by liesbeth bussche

 Belgian designer Liesbeth Bussche creates large-scale sculptures in the form of jewellery such as earrings and necklaces.

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Gravers at dawn

 Getting ready to go to New Orleans to get me some good master lernin from this awesome bloke , Sam Alfano; www.masterengraver.com . A week of private classes, 8- 4.30. Hope something sticks, and jetlag can be staved off with the surge of adrenaline from learning from a true master of the profession.

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Gravity sculptures

Gotta say, I can identify with someone who plays with rocks with bated breath. All these rock sculptures are held together with magic and gravity, no glue, no tricks. More at www.gravityglue.com

Le Petite Fleur shoot by Butterfly Bones

Gorgeous editorial shoot by Angela Wood of Butterfly Bones  with our Garden of Delight pieces. Girl's got talent. You can see the full set of images at Little Black Book.

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