I’ve put together a list of some basic tools which my jewellery students tend to find most useful. They are also ones that I use constantly on a daily basis. Getting a basic jewellery tool setup needn’t be expensive and you can make a huge amount of jewellery with a small range of handtools. You…
So, you want to make your own jewellery. Here are our 5 Tips for designing your own jewellery 1. Decide what you want to make? 2. Do research and gather ideas 3. Sketch it out 4. Refine it 5. Mock it up
Delft Casting is a great way to cast pieces with very little cost and very little equipment. It’s a firm favourite of mine and is very rewarding when it works. Those of you who attended the casting course at The Brewery Arts Centre will know how tricky it can be and it really is a…
Q: Can you remove my current diamond cluster and replace it with a round opal? My engagement ring has a cluster of diamonds set in a dome shape. They have lost their sparkle and I was wondering if it would be possible to have an opal set in its place instead? Also, if there is…
During some late night casting I pushed the limit on one of my crucibles. I was casting two gold earrings which were proving a little troublesome and thought I could get just one more pour, but in silver, out of the graphite crucible. Crucibles tend to get ropier with each use and mine finally died…
Paz and Bexx wanted to making some spinner rings and attended a 1-day jewellery workshop at the studio to learn the process and make the rings. They learned forming, soldering, texturing and a lot more to make these rings. We all had a great time and the rings turned out beautifully.
It doesn’t always go to plan! I always strive to ensure that students attending my jewellery workshops create successful pieces. Sometimes this doesn’t happen. After all, this is a learning environment and failures are part of that journey. Here is a Mayan pendant cast by one of my students during a jewellery workshop. The piece…
Drawing jewellery serves a purpose, it is not an end product so it doesn’t have to be a perfect rendition of what you want to show someone – it just needs to get the idea across. In this article we’ll look at a few ideas how to draw a horse pendant.