Category Archives: jewellery

Rings: Meeting in the middle 0

“Meeting in the middle” is the best phrase I could come up with to describe this pair of handmade rings — one darkened, one unpolished, raw and new. In wearing them together, the dark ring will become lighter, the white ring will begin to darken; they evolve together towards a natural shine and meet upon [...]

Earbuds necklaces: work in progress 4

Pricing for earbuds necklace 0

Everyone’s been asking me how much the necklace is. I’m learning just how incredibly difficult it is to put a price tag on something that you’ve put love and care into, not to mention blood and sweat… Wait, no blood, but if it weren’t for an amazing burn cream formula, I’d certainly have blisters on [...]

The earbuds necklace 0

The summer has kept me busy, but it hasn’t deterred me from making things and bringing some new ideas to fruition! Here’s a sneak peak at one of the latest pieces I’m working on: the earbuds necklace. This is a long single chain that you can wear whichever way you want. The entire necklace is [...]

Soap nuts as silver polish Comments Off

When I began to learn the art of silver-smithing from Mara Grimm a few years ago, she was possibly the only active teacher of traditional enamel techniques in Melbourne, if not in the state of Victoria, Australia. Mara is somewhat of a hippie (she had the Kombi-van and everything), and amongst the many things she [...]