I love pink quartz, but finding good quality stones is very difficult. So when I was looking to make a pink bracelet, I found some chalcedony stones instead. The colour is intense, and the layering of this piece makes it feel substantial and rich to wear.
For more details, see: http://www.jewellerydragon.com/B22090.htm.
p.s. And don't forget, I can customise any piece just for you, make it longer, shorter, or change the fitting! Just ask!
www.jewellerydragon.com
JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Got a Kindle? Read my blog direct! UK and USA
I'm always looking for something different, so when I discovered the joys of making a 'beady bead' (a big bead made from smaller beads), I just had to give it a go. I adore this technique because you get a delicate, lacy effect in the large bead, with detail from the smaller ones. I used solid silver wire to create these, I didn't want to spoil the piece by using anything else.
For more details, see: http://www.jewellerydragon.com/E22209.htm.
p.s. And don't forget, I can customise any piece just for you, make it longer, shorter, or change the fitting! Just ask!
www.jewellerydragon.com
JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Got a Kindle? Read my blog direct! UK and USA
I adore sapphires, and being fortunate enough to work with them, I wanted to create something really special. As sapphires come in a massive range of colours, and the stones I own had a large range in the blues, I decided to graduate the blue to accentuate the beauty of the stones. I also made a pair of ruby earrings in this way for myself, but they lack the colour range, and I have to say this is far lovelier!
For more details, see: http://www.jewellerydragon.com/E22197.htm.
p.s. And don't forget, I can customise any piece just for you, make it longer, shorter, or change the fitting! Just ask!
www.jewellerydragon.com
JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Got a Kindle? Read my blog direct! UK and USA
My favourite thing at the moment is to sculpt with wire and gemstones. There is nothing lovelier than the idea of someone wearing a sculpture by you! So I decided to create a butterfly. I wanted it to be as real as I could get, reproducing the actual design of a British butterfly.
However, as I started on this peacock butterfly, I realised that there was too much detail in a butterflies wing for me to be able to capture, the tiny stones I work with were too large! So instead I went for a close approximation, and I think that by sticking with the colour scheme I did the right thing, the butterfly looks almost real!
For more details, see: http://www.jewellerydragon.com/N22150.htm.
p.s. And don't forget, I can customise any piece just for you, make it longer, shorter, or change the fitting! Just ask!
www.jewellerydragon.com
JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Got a Kindle? Read my blog direct! UK and USA