The Jeweller's Hands

My final assessment for the semester is tomorrow morning. I will be celebrating the end of this stint of hard work with tasty beverages, hand cream and the hacking back of my now munted nails.

Sunday Morning

My little position in the studio is starting to feel more and more like home. I have been spending most of my Sundays there, madly trying to finish everything before the end of the year. Wish me luck!

Cast Away

In Jewellery Design we are required to produce 10 production pieces. I have successfully cast 9.5 circles of fabric that will one day grow up to be pendants. These castings are a far cry from my original concept that I had purchased the gold for (I'm sure it will be used at some point this year ). I'm so surprised at the detail I was able to achieve - even my stitches though to the backing have come up in the castings. Above is the fabric before casting, and below it is what emerged from the process, in sterling silver.