A Few Earrings to Add to the Collection

A few pairs of earrings that I designed and made this year that really stood out for me. I was spoilt for choice with the different cuts and types of gems that were coming in from India.

A pair of sterling silver "Art Deco" inspired drop earrings with trillion cut peridot and facet smokey quartz. Commissioned by Marius Nel Jewellers.

A pair of sterling silver drop earrings with convex cut, soft square amethysts and facet, pear shaped hematites.

A pair of sterling silver drop earrings with tourmilated quartz cabs, surrounded by hexagonal, hematite beads.

A pair of sterling silver, large, domed flower drops with bullet cut iolites.

A pair of sterling silver, folded heart drop earrings with briolette carnelian.

Rough and Tumble Exhibition May 2017

I have been a bit lax about posting new work on my blog and I apologise for this. All I can say is that things have been a bit of a whirlwind this year and I have loved every minute of the ride. However, now it is time to show some of the pieces that I have produced these last few months, starting with the exhibition I was involved in at the beginning of the year.
The brief was to design pieces that depict the Rough and Tumble aspect of everyday life and how gone are the days of order and routine. I found these amazing tumbled smokey quartz cabs that I paired with aqua calcy drops. These earrings made it onto the invitation.

A pair of 9ct yellow gold and sterling silver drop earrings with irregular cut smokey quartz cabs and aqua calcy.

A sterling silver necklace with irregular cut smokey quartz cab and a rutilated quartz drop, strung on facet quartz beads.

A sterling silver lapel pin with a rutilated quartz cab surrounded by an inlay of black corian.