Another interest is making silver jewellery. It started as beadwork on silver plated wire but as my taste moved towards more elaborate beads I wanted to set them off using sterling silver. A few "how to" books set me off, and I was helped along by the videos by Luis Moreno on Youtube. I now have a rudimentary knowledge of cutting, annealing, forming, soldering and pickling silver. I'll never produce the fine work seen in jewellers' shops but keeping it simple ensures my pieces are unique.
This pendant started off as a piece of slightly curved sea-worn glass found on Redcar beach - 3.5" long. As it's so irregular in shape I found it difficult to work out what to do with it. The silver which forms the mount had to be annealed to make it soft enough for forming without having to use a mallet. I employed a cook's torch, and dinner spoon handles were used as "pushers" to form the silver around the glass edges.
The pendant is finished with a snake chain.
This pendant started off as a piece of slightly curved sea-worn glass found on Redcar beach - 3.5" long. As it's so irregular in shape I found it difficult to work out what to do with it. The silver which forms the mount had to be annealed to make it soft enough for forming without having to use a mallet. I employed a cook's torch, and dinner spoon handles were used as "pushers" to form the silver around the glass edges.
The pendant is finished with a snake chain.
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