A right pair.

Torch blown borosilicate vessels set in a soapstone base.

A moment of illumination in the midst of a few ceramic head onlookers.

all metalworking and no glass makes Jack a dull boy

well it is not like 2010/2011 was a glass blackhole
thought I´d share with you some more small things in a great big world

Here´s a happy-go-lucky modern lyre.
Brilliant neon colours Bullseye brand glass.
It rolls on its axis, 950 sterling silver.
I have made a few of these and they fly out the door!

           This is a beautifully balanced roller, enough to drive cats wild  chasing it around the carpet!

Borosilicate glass fumed with deep chocolate striations of pure silver inside the glass.

On a nice shop bought italian rope chain.

Next a homage to Mendel. I hope you can zoom in on all these photos with your fancy computers and here see the latticino strands of DNA inside the glass vials. 

No precious metal here, so this is costume jewellery. And what of it?!

 Here I collaborated with the master. A seed from outside our house, don´t know which tree it is though I can tell you the ciccadas love it!
Wrapped in the usual 950 sterling silver, forming the bottle top corked into a fun fun coloured perfume bottle. This bottle was coated with bounce forgiving resin on the request of the recipient.

Can´t go wrong with these glass bead necklaces!

Every bead is absolutely unique, endless joy under examination. 

Very very special, ask about early bird specials! ;p 

Here a technique immense in its rewards for me, enamels.
Plain and simple 950 sterling silver earrings.
Copper centres supporting the enamel. Only the enamel bright sky blue and canary yellow is all bumpy! Don´t see that everyday.

And last and by no means least, an acorn. Plant that seed, help it grow.

Proudly recycled sodium glass from fluorescent light bulb.

950 sterling silver cap topped with (at this stage in my career) 12k gold rectangular hoop.

In this photo hanging from two of those tough and twisted shop bought italian rope chains.

So, yeah. All these photos on the red carpet were the fruits of a visit to my friend Rodrigo Farhat, journalist and professional photographer.

Thanks Rodrigo and thank you all.

oh oh! and please check my blog next door to see what is happening when silica is involved but in a more million year earth-cooked kinda way.

Front Door

Um, this piece deserves some better photography, but for the time being
 this will have to do.
2010 while being an important year for my education regarding noble metal working and what was at first very reluctant avenues into gemology, was not such a good year for glass. Temporarily insurmountable obstacles with equipment and tentative partnerships looking for strength in numbers that went belly up, had me stuttering and starting with glass in the end of 2009/first half of 2010. By the time I had overcome these obstacles alone, my fine jewellery apprenticeship had begun, with its 14 hour days and little time to be anywhere except the workshop.
  All making this piece the more special. Barr some acid/burr engraved mirrors as gifts, this the only significant piece.
  Allegorical and biographical, a strong language has emerged in the twelve months of thought and 100+ man hours in this piece, a three part door panel.

There were other plans to seal the sides with additional resin panels, the acid etch swirls to be re-etched, however utility and time over ruled. Untitled.

perfume bottle necklace On say say Sale!

So after a lengthy interruption to services here, I´m back. 

This piece here is up for grabs! I´m thinking 1000 in local currency, though  I will happily and gratefully consider any serious offers.

This perfume bottle necklace is absolutely unique. Starting at the bottom the blown glass bottle has a side swing open top and a diamond tipped widget for annoiting oneself with ones favourite perfume or essence. I hope you like my half decent attempt at the latticino technique. Oh and it´s detachable.

Moving up each big silver hoop is hollow. I had previously  worked this piece all in solid silver, but scrapped that feeling the weight had to come down. And the weight did come down, some 70%! Though there is still over 85 grams of silver here all in all.

Each bead is also hollow, formed on the mandrel. An exciting process, the  last blast of heat on the previously untouched mandrel centre is where the magical puff of air (in this case Al2O gas) comes from. These beads I started well over a year ago imaging what the film Avatar would be like and I am glad I finished them before seeing the film! They are worth zooming in on but must be held and seen in person to fully appreciate their uniqueness, every one different, ranging from cool aquamarine transparents to redux metalised copper.

This is all connected to a solid silver chain and  a very trustworthy loop and t-bar clasp, all handmade by me of course.

 Oh and check out the t-junction bead, rock and roll baby!
So one lucky owner, who is it to be?