A Hammering Holiday
Synclastic and anticlastic hammering and raising masterclass in Birmingham.
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silversmiths techniques
Mindful of Silver
‘Mindful of Silver’ is currently running in the Goldsmiths Hall, London. This exhibition shows the work of twelve silversmiths displayed alongside their preparatory sketches and models.
The Travelling Silversmith
This week I’m going to London where I plan to see the Mindful of Silver exhibition and also see some of the events for London Jewellery Week.
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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.
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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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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Acid etching Silver: the results
This post discusses the different types of resists I used when acid etching and the results when etching on silver.
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My Jewellery Bible, by Oppi Untracht
In this post I discuss one of my favourite jewellery books ‘Jewelry Concepts and Technology’ by Oppi Untracht.
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