Jewelry, inspired by Nature
All about jewellery
Some time ago I wrote a blog about making copies of custom made jewelry stating that it was mission impossible. One of the reasons was color deviation in stones ordered later online. See and judge for yourself: on the left hand … Continued
Once a precious metal clay pack has been opened, the clay can be stored for some time in a sealed storage bag, wrapped in a piece of plastic foil. I usually put a humid cotton swab or a piece of … Continued
Tumbled gemstone jewellery is challenging for a jewelry maker. Their irregular shapes are difficult to fit into a standard bezel. Very often the only way to hang them onto something is to drill a hole through them. Drilling requires special … Continued
Reproducing custom made jewellery is very difficult. Here is just a story. I received an order to reproduce a pair of earrings with a different stone color. It looked quite easy, but turned out to be a real challenge. … Continued
Silver and photography have a traditional link. Because silver is the most reflective metal, its compound, silver nitrate, reacts to light and darkens depending on its intensity. In this way, making the film light sensitive silver has been used in photography … Continued
It can be challenging to duplicate.objects when making silver clay earrings Lizards have fantastic body shapes: ideal to be shaped in silver clay. Making a lizard on a leaf pendant is probably no big deal, but making earrings is a … Continued
Precious metal clay is a wonderful material: it allows even an inexperienced jewelry maker to put together a jewelry piece without soldering. The easiest way is of course gluing together elements of unfired silver clay. But how do you assemble … Continued
Al twee jaar ben ik bezig met het maken en verkopen van mijn zilveren sieraden via het Internet (op dawanda.com en www.etsy.com). Nee, ze gaan niet als warme broodjes over de toonbank. Maar het was tot nu toe de enige … Continued
These are the silver clay cat earrings… They are not exact copies of each other, but come quite close.
Yesterday, in attempt to recycle an absolutely failed fine silver piece, I melted the silver to a lump which vaguely reminded me of a tulip. After some carving and filing the tulip shape became so distinct that I decided to … Continued