Pictish Beasts in Bronze

Remember the silver snakestone lapel pin I sometimes wear on my jacket? It was cast by MaudPunk (who also makes the great Fairford Duck pendants that Kelley likes so well). Now, with my blessing, she has used two of my Pictish- and one Viking coin-inspired animal designs to cast pendants. (The raven is from the Norse coin.) Right now they’re only for sale in bronze, but in a week or two they’ll be available in copper—and maybe silver? (Not sure about that.) Also, though I’m not sure of the timetable, she’ll cast the designs as lapel pins.

Each image below links to its Etsy sale page.

Yffing boar in Pictish styleSprinting hareNorse raven

If metal isn’t your thing but linoprints are, another artist friend, Vicki Platts-Brown, is working on a couple of other images (flying heron and the boxing hares). More when I have it. And if neither metal nor paper work for you, I recently had a conversation with a ceramicist about mugs. Stay tuned!

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Drawn from nature.
Curator Lydia takes a closer look at Elsa Schiaparelli’s surrealist pinecone choker.
Known for her witty and unconventional designs, Schiaparelli blurred the boundaries between fashion and art, creating unforgettable pieces that still feel bold and modern today.
@vamuseum #globalmuseum #museums #jewellery
Finally had the time to finish some jewellery. Behold two #fox pendants looking for homes.
#Jewellery #BilberryAndBirch
https://www.etsy.com/shop/bilberryandbirch

This unique, asymmetrical pair of hand and garnet drop earrings were inspired by milagros and the adornments of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. A delicate, ghostly pewter hand is paired with a faceted garnet drop. They hang from sterling silver ear wires hand-forged in my "little cobra" shape, which works with regular pierced ears as well as gauged piercings.

https://feralstrumpet.com/products/frida-khalo-inspired-hand-earrings-with-garnet-in-pewter-and-sterling

#Handmade #Jewellery #Earrings #FridaKahlo

So, meet an earring version, plus a second 'similar but slightly different' necklace. I mean, I've had the beads in my stash for 10 years, so I guess it was time. 😁

They are in the shop now and will hopefully make it to the website soon, but if you want to snap them up in the meantime and save me the effort of listing them (for which I will be very grateful!), then give me a shout. 💚

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#LollaMac #spring #jewellery

I don't often add extra pieces to my limited collections as, well, they are exactly that: limited edition, one of a kind, get them while you can, etc etc. But the emerald beaded necklace I made for the current spring collection got such a great response and was snapped up straight away, and given I still had some of the rough cut beads left, I figured why not use them up?!

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#LollaMac #spring #jewellery

Final arts and crafts photos from this year's Sydney Royal Easter Show. Anyone looking for a Melbourne Cup outfit?

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