Ecclesiastical Silver
It being Easter weekend I look at some contemporary ecclesiastical silver.
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Mastercrafter
RTÉ are looking for amateur craftspeople for a new series they are making with the Crafts Council of Ireland called ‘Mastercrafter’
Alex Ramsay
Looking at the silverware of Alex Ramsay. She combines hand pierced silver vessels and hand blown glass to explore the ideas of light and dark, positive and negative.
My Vice
I got a new vice this week so here are some photos of it before I give it a good cleaning and also the history behind the vice.
Tread Softly
After visiting the Cork Public Museum I discuss the permanent exhibition of Cork Silver as well as the Crafts Council of Ireland textiles exhibition ‘Tread Softly’ which has been inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem.
Cutting Silver Part 2
This is part two of a series on how to transfer and cut out a design on a sheet of silver using a jewellers saw.
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Cutting Silver Part 1
This is part one of a series on how to transfer and cut out a design on a sheet of silver using a jewellers saw.
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Silversmith Shopkeeper
In this post I talk about setting up my shop online, how I designed my products and how I set up the website.
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Majoral
Looking at the jewellery of Spanish based jewellers Majoral. Their work is inspired by the Mediterranean Sea, Polynesian flower necklaces and other natural forms.
Fools Day Facts about silver
Since today is April Fools Day I’ve gathered interesting facts about silver but it’s up to you whether you believe them or not!
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