Handmade contemporary jewellery project member blog http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:22:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=393&Itemid=250 "Vivis Indehiscent" electroformed and fabricated copper, paint, wax, 26" x 14" x 14" Sadly this piece was damaged in shipping. I have repaired it by patching the two small cracks and matching the... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:48:26 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&Itemid=250 The HCJ Project is all about "Handmade Contemporary Jewellery" and building somewhere for the discussion and discovery of contemporary jewellery and small object art. As the project administrator I spend more time than most exploring the... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:53:59 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=386&Itemid=250 Setting up today for an exhibition I'm (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=25 Itemid=306) having with a local painter in Cologne. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:13 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=379&Itemid=344 Just finished another ring. I meant to take far more pictures of the making process, but like usual I forgot. Not that wowed with it really, but at least I have something else... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:44:52 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=378&Itemid=344 Deadlines, especially exhibition deadlines are one way to help give yourself a motivational push. I've been busy trying to make items with a bigger footprint while not eating away too quickly at the... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:02:51 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid=344 Sterling silver, 14k gold, raw brown diamond, plastic Barbie Ken doll parts, hair, resin.Yes Necklace was created specifically for the Portrait/Self-Portrait ExhibitionShaw Jewelry Gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:14 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=371&Itemid=344 I finally finished this neck piece I started in 2005. It's made in sterling silver and 18K yellow gold. 1665 pieces, cast and hand finished. Approximately 250 hours labor. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:21:19 +0100 http://handmadecontemporaryjewellery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=368&Itemid=344 I'm short about a dozen because of early sales and a local gallery, but this is the majority of what I've been doing with my time since SNAG. Minus... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:51:44 +0100