Thorns and Roses

This springtime I've been developing my collection 'Thorns and Roses' .

Thorns and Roses, large branch pendant.

This was my original collection when I started on my silversmithing journey and helped me get selected for stockists and galleries. I worked with the red roses I discovered in jewellery markets in South China. I've always loved the colour combination of deep red with bright silver.

I've recently been making new silver claw settings and I spent a week redesigning two types of claws to fit different sizes of roses which involved A LOT of patient filing and fitting until I got them exactly the way I wanted them. Then they were sent off to West 1 Castings to be made into moulds and create castings for the necklaces.

The precision art of creating silver claws for the roses.

I've also been hand-filing silver thorns which will be soldered on to branches for a larger piece I'm designing. It is a steep learning curve as I work out the best way to solder multiple pieces together.

Watch this space for more pieces being added to the Thorns and Roses Collection.

New Thorns and Roses large pendants now available.