When the bottom falls out
During some late-night casting I pushed the limit on one of my crucibles. I was casting two gold…
Author: mcchuggins
Super Ferret Pendant
A jeweller is also a sculptor The fun and challenging thing about my day-to-day work is that it…
Heirloom jewellery commission
A client brought me several gold pieces of jewellery that she’d inherited and asked me to make a…
Dragonfly pendant series
Type: Pendant Commission Materials: Sterling Silver Based on the original sheet metal dragonfly, the series was cast from…
Westmorland County Show 2017
Westmorland County Show 2017 The Westmorland Show for year was another great one. The weather was good, Prince…
Ring making workshop – 1 day
Paz and Bexx wanted to make some spinner rings and attended a 1-day jewellery workshop at the studio…
Student workshop mishaps
It doesn’t always go to plan! I always strive to ensure that students attending my jewellery workshops create…
Keum-Boo Jewellery Workshop
Keum–boo is a very old gilding technique, originating in Korea, that is used to apply very thin sheets…
Treasure Chest Jewellery Box
Brief To create a treasure chest style of box within which to store a particular piece of jewellery…
Jade and silver pendant
Jade and silver pendant Re-using a broken Jade bangle The brief for this was to create a pendant…
Bangle with Horse Hair inlay
Horse hair and resin bangle As jewellery commissions go this was quite a hair raising experience!This horse hair…
Silver dress ring with single CZ
Brief Create a sterling silver ring, size F1/2 with a 4mm cubic zirconia to be worn every day….
