Bangalow

What a thrill it is to be asked to make a specific piece for someone! And how scary!!! I cant think of a higher compliment to be paid than to have someone entrust me to bring their jewellery dreams into reality….but, god, its soooo nerve wracking – the pressure I put on myself to make it perfectly and to ensure that what they see in their minds eye is what they get (or to make something just as fabulous if a piece just isnt possible as originally planned).

Commissioned pieces always take a long time – the planning, the drafts, the re-planning, the re-drafting, the learning of new skills (which I love), the improving of techniques already learned and perhaps the creating of something I would never have thought to do on my own – its always a huge learning curve, and such a buzz!

Below I have grouped together some of the pieces I have been commissioned to make.

: Wedding Bands – 3 layers – inner silver band, upcycled aluminium middle layer, outer pierced silver layer

: To go with a previously purchesed pendant that was made by me

: I made these earrings as mini versions of the pendant – the client loved and purchased both pairs :o)

: Wedding band for a lovely friend

: Client liked my ‘bird on a wire’ pendant, but loved crows

: Client had had this beautiful opal for a long time, but didnt know what to do with it until she saw my landscape pendants

: My mother-in-law had a ginko pendant and wanted matching earrings

: This lady commissioned several of the amber-resin rings for friends, and asked me to make her some matching earrings

: My lovely friend Ness wanted a pendant to match her dress for a special evening. I used the pettern of the fabic as inspiration for its design

: This charm necklace was inspired by the four-heart one I wear (a heart for each member of my family)

: very cute and teeny-tiny pendant (was tricky to cut out!)

: very cute and teeny-tiny pendant

: rough draft piece of more complex wedding bands (this design itself is popular which is lovely)

: my first knuckle duster – ‘make it rough looking’ was the brief

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For standing around, drinking beers etc.

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Hat accessories … Old Hat

All wound up ! Bruce Hay made a belt with Champaigne tops once .. so thanx Bruce !

Clockwork hat

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January 1, 2011
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Happy New Year ! and may all your Dreams be good ones.

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December 28, 2010
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Long long ago, in a galaxy far far away…

Back in ’77, in Cape Town, I drew up these instructions for a very good buddy to use if he needed to make some stuff to sell.My sons Mischa an’ Joshua visited him , found it and got this image …Rocked m’ boat, such a blast from the past.