We had Andrew Barcham come over to NMIT and take the photos for our graduation catalogue recently. 

These two pieces are from my Chaotic Construction series of work using Sterling Silver with 9 Carat Yellow gold for the above torque and oxidised sterling silver with pyrite for the ring below.

It's getting exciting now... there's only a couple of months to go.... and so much work to do! I better get back to the bench!

Wow I've just realised how long its been since I last posted on my blog! I've been incredibly busy creating work for Stone Glint & Bone http://stoneglintandbone.com/ as well as a new shop opening up in the very near future called Swoon https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swoon/129826210468539 as well as returning to study at NMIT to further my skills and work towards my graduate exhibition in November this year.

We are currently in the midst of organising an Auction event to raise funds for this exhibition in which we've all created a piece of jewellery to be auctioned. We have also had some wonderful donations from local renowned jewellers such as William Griffiths, Justine Austin, Tessa Blazey, Roxanne Watts, David Parker and so many other generous talented artisans working here in Melbourne.

The auction is on Wednesday May 9th at The Royal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke Street starting at 5.30pm

This year it falls just before Mothers Day! so even if you aren't as obsessed with jewellery as I am, there's still a reason for you to come along... buy some gifts for the people in your life!

Here's a link to the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NmitJewelleryAuction2012

Oxidised Sterling Silver Purple Feather Pendant (my donation)

After a bit of lazing about over the Christmas and New Year break I've finally managed to get myself down to the studio and start my range of feather jewellery. I'll be taking a purple feather pendant into my current stockist http://stoneglintandbone.com/ this Sunday with other colours to follow in the coming weeks.

Pyrite and Sterling Silver
Photograph by Andrew Barcham

I originally wasn't going to have any professional photography done this year as I wont be graduating until 2012 but since I've put so much hard work into the fundraising efforts for this graduating year my teacher Lynley Traeger and classmates encouraged me to get a couple of shots done anyway. So in the case of this ring the photography happened whilst i was finishing it off... literally waiting in the room for my turn with emery paper and polishing cloth working hard right up to the camera click!
I've since oxidised the silver and it has become my new favourite piece of jewellery that I don't leave home without!

'Chaotic Constructions' Sterling Silver and 9 Carat Yellow Gold Necklace. Photograph by Andrew Barcham.
This is a sneak peek of a piece from my 'Series' project for the NMIT graduate exhibition 2012. Many MANY hours of scoring, folding, soldering and clean up involved... now to construct the rest of the series.

Sea dragon taking shape

I'm just heading home from my second last class with William Griffiths where I added big spikes to an already spikey seahorse wax I had made up a few weeks ago. I was going to add wings but I kind of like him as is...

Pyrite, silver and storms

This is all so new to me, however I'm determined to start a blog about the jewellery I create by hand here in Melbourne. To begin... this is my most current piece which William Griffiths helped me create in the wax workshops I've been taking with him in the Nicholas Building each Tuesday night this month. It's been an amazing experience learning all about how to work with wax as a process in Jewellery construction. This particular ring is quite top heavy being made with Sterling Silver and set with a rough natural formation of Pyrite. I've oxidised the silver on the outer surfaces as I felt the blackened silver looked better next to the gold hues of the Pyrite.

There is currently an epic storm brewing outside and I'm off to sit on my balcony to be a part of it.

xx Em