'Green' pendant & chain

The pictures below show the front and back of my finished pendant for the Shades of Green exhibition. During a discussion about our pieces it was said that the pendant looked too heavy for this particular chain. This could be fixed by adding more links to the chain - not to increase its length, but to make it appear heavier. Or different thicknesses of wire can be used for the links to make the chain look stronger.

The following picture shows the detail on the back of the coral pendant. The coral was very difficult to set as it's incredibly porous and fragile, luckily it didn't break while i was setting it...

another chain...

...but this one doesnt tangle as much :)

with this chain i didnt make lots of forged twisted ends, because it turns out, those twisties hook on all sorts. Instead I folded the ends over and soldered them so that they can't be hooked.

playful chain

These photos show the new chain that i recently manufactured. I wanted to try different links with this chain. I managed this by twisting, melting, and forging parts of the links. I think the chain looks lovely on its own, but i may add a pendant to it that won't be a permantent fixure.

the only hiccup with this neckalce is that the links hook on eachother, which would take time to untangle before wearing...

Patina & Silver Necklace...

These photos show two of my necklaces placed on top of eachother. For my next piece i want to incorporate the silver and the patina in a similar way, so that it will be a series/collection of three necklaces. For the next necklace i would like to manufacture a new chain, perhaps introduce forged links?

It's so blue and stuff...

My patinated necklace is complete! And i really love it...

The pictures above are close ups of the patinated copper elements. I sealed the patination with a matte waterbased glaze.

The above picture is from my photography book, 'Into The Deep'. It was this picture that i used as a reference and inspiration for this piece.


I am really pleased with how my necklae turned out. I learned alot about patination, a process i have never used before. If i ever make this necklace again, one thing i would change however, is the lenth of the chain. Personally i love longer chains, but if this chain was shorter the patinated elements would be spread out and ultimately better displayed.

necklace is finished!

Yay, a necklace... not another ring!

I'm so pleased to be making this necklace. It's about time. As much as i love making rings I am very glad to be making a bigger piece of jewellery. The idea for this necklace came from playing around with my round forged elements... when i hammered them flat, then reopened them (as seen in previous rings) they resembled the lovely wavy edge of a sea clam. As soon as I've figured out how to use my scanner, I will upload a photo of these clams that i found in my deep sea photography book. I still need to complete this necklace, but these pictures show some of the metal prep and elements that i will put together to make this piece...