Blog
Here’s a few snippets from what I’ve been working on recently.
Enjoy!
Manu Scriptum jewellery collection
This series of jewellery pieces have been developed in response to my Honours research at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney where I looked into the aesthetic and use of writing in craft practice, particularly in a European context. Communication is a very important...
Coralis Australis
Coralis Australis was a research project on “Miniatures” and was developed in my 3rd year Applied Arts degree at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia. Interested by the Great Barrier Reef structure, which is to my knowledge, the largest living organism created...
Pebbly pebbles pendant collection
After years of looking and collecting little stones and pebbles wherever I go, I stopped for a moment to reflect on this habit. As a gemologist and gem-cutter, I have an obvious attraction to gemstones. As an artist I always find myself looking at textures and colours...
Pink tourmaline repair
This is a stunning pink tourmaline I had to re-polish for a client. It only had a few marks from parcel wear but it was going into a very expensive piece so I cleaned it up for them. I must say it was tough to let it go back, I would have loved to keep it!
Amber pendant repair
This large amber pendent is what I call a “well-loved” pendent and is worn most days. As you can see in this image it has become crackled on the surface and rather opaque. It is time to give it a rejuvenation treatment! To start off I need to grind it down to get rid...
What happens to pearls?
I have written an article earlier explaining how to look after pearls and beads necklaces (click here to read it). In this article I am going to show you what happens to pearls after a while if they are not looked after properly. I am going to show a pair of pearl...
Client love
Annaig is a pleasure to work with, she is always so giving of her help and advice. Her quotes are reliable and well priced for her specialised work. We have had several gemstones recut and polished by Annaig - they are always delivered on time and with a wealth of...
All about necklaces lengths
I have been looking and looking for ages to get the best way to show necklaces' length when it finally dawned on me that a video was the answer! So I put on my video producer’s hat and started recording… While I won’t win an Oscar for it I do hope you will find it...
Why are natural emeralds oiled?
I recently posted on Facebook photos of emeralds repairs including one matching set which had one emerald completely stripped of its oil during rhodium plating (see the Facebook post here). I showed the usual before and after photos which triggered a few questions...
On the other side of the screen
Having a big part of my business online means I haven’t met all the visitors to my website or Facebook page. While we talk and chat on social media it is not quite the same as a face to face conversation. I thought it would be nice for you to meet me! I hope you enjoy...