Emotions, feelings, family, the raw pulse of nature — it all fuels me. I’m obsessed with designs that are clever and hit deep, blending beauty with a story. Look at my first piece: crafted after our child’s birth, it’s got Egyptian “10” symbols, a Roman “X,” an Ankh (we got engaged inside a pitch-black tomb in a pyramid), and a Tsavorite Garnet shaped like a triangle for femininity. Every curve means something.
From a spark on this wild coast (staring into space and getting drunk also helps!), I sketch with pencil and paper, and carve each design in jeweller’s wax. When it’s right — when it *feels* right — it’s cast in Sterling silver or gold, then hand-finished with mentally unstablising attention to detail. My blog’s got the full story on the process if you’re curious.
I don’t like jewellery! Jewellery should move you. Often it really doesn’t make me feel anything (apart from poor). Mine does things to me — visually, emotionally, in my hands, on your body. If I can’t feel anything from it – I don’t want to make it. If my jewellery doesn’t mean something to you – why buy it… Find something that does.
