Time Capsule

As with the fashioning of my chimes and light fixtures, half the fun of creating a piece of jewelry is locating the many items of paraphernalia of which it is comprised.  A wrist watch interior is a pre-assembled visual microcosm of minuscule screws, gears and jewels and has been a favourite theme of mine. Accentuated with a tiny brass clock gear, this particular version is surrounded by a decorative ring of plated copper from which a modified wrist watch casing containing a miniature ivory flower, a brass butterfly and a silver heart is suspended - in turn, all hung from a chain of brass. $125CD

Time Suspended

You don’t know what tiny is until you dismantle a time piece. Having to manipulate screws the thickness of a dog’s whisker and gears no bigger than a freckle, I now have a much deeper respect for the patience and skill of any watchmaker. This necklace is an assemblage of both watch and brass clock pieces from which hangs a filagreed gold locket all suspended on a length of brass chain. This particular piece was sold but similar versions are in production and soon to appear.

The Devil if You Do, a Saint if You Don’t

Position a pentagram upside down and it is depicted as the devil himself, horns atop, his beard protruding below. Place it with the point skyward, it is represented as all things righteous, the top reflective of the head, two arms then the legs below. Not wishing the negative upon anyone, I chose the latter depiction for this necklace as presented by this silver metallic star suspended below a vintage key. Hung from the pentagram is an assemblage of glass beads and brass from which hangs a pendulum from an antique German clock and two brass beaded strips of rawhide all on a solid, pressed gold chain. As with any piece of art, this one’s completely open to your own personal interpretation -  I just make them. $165CD.

Bling’s the Thing

In terms of creative evolution, I have widened my inventive focus to accommodate the inclusion of anatomical as well as home décor. Still based on the premise of sourcing vintage elements and blending them to create the novel nouveau, the process is the same as fabricating chimes and lights but on a miniature scale - a challenge to be sure and one to hopefully result in visual refinement. 
First to be featured is a piece based on a theme of travel and incorporating visages of St. Christopher, the saint of safe travel. The necklace’s centrepiece is a 30’s plated brass badge featuring the many modes of travel - a dirigible, a train, a boat a truck and a car all encompassing a winged globe and centred about the image of St. Christopher himself, a child safely perched upon his shoulder. Suspended from it is my Uncle Fred’s cufflink adorned with a 60’s Plymouth logo and from it a smaller representation of the saint. $135CD.