I wanted a romantic piece, and decided that a heart would fit the bill perfectly. I decided that the shape said it all, but added garnets and silver beads to give the piece texture.
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I had a lot of seed pearls, and decided to see if I could string them in rows. I added garnets to 'trim' the piece as it was missing something. I love the end result, it's really quirky!
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I had the idea for this piece after I created my Woven Silver Bird Necklace (http://www.jewellerydragon.com/N22050.htm). I wanted to create a smaller version, and realised that by creating a nest to go with it, I could make a very unusual piece!
I wanted agate for the eggs, but found some Mookite instead, which I love. The nest is woven silver, but far more solid than the bird, giving the bird an airy, light look.
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I love dragons (there you go, I said it!) and I've been looking for a dragon necklace for years.
When I decided to start sculpting again, this piece was the obvious choice, and I chose a Chinese dragon to do. After I had started I discovered that the new Chinese Year was the Year of the Dragon (I really hadn't known before!) so completing the piece this year became essential.
I really loved making him, but found it a massive technical challenge to get enough detail on what ended up as a very large piece. I wanted to colour him in, so with tiny emeralds I created his scaly skin, with yellow sapphires for the underbelly.
The eyes were originally going to be black, but I found a matching pair of fiery rubies, and had to use them. Setting them was also interesting, I used a head pin in each one to give him his startling gaze. I then had to add a pearl, so picked the best I have.
I chose one with a slight flaw, just because I thought it added to the piece, and surrounded it in rubies again, to give it flames.
All in all I love this piece, I think it is really a sculpture, and would look amazing with a little black dress...but it is quite impractical to wear! It's not often I say that about my pieces, but with the amount of silver wire and gems he is really very heavy. The detailing on him also creates little traps for the unwary.
Really this piece is an example of what I can do, and I'm really looking forward to creating more pieces in the future.
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