My first silver smithing

Check out my Strand earrings.

I have begun my silver smithing journey and this is my first piece.
They are designed to integrate with my hair - one of the great things about making jewellery for yourself is that you can make them just for yourself!
Although I may create a range to suit different hair strand types - curlies and ringlets for example!

I have discovered a new passion and I can't get enough of the shaping, sawing, filing, soldering, hammering, that is working with metal. Its earth-work. It's like tasting God.

I have, however, had a couple of incidents (to be expected by anyone aware of my extreme accident prone ways) so it's not all shiny beauty in the silver smithing world.

Here are two illustrations of things that ACTUALLY happened to me. I kid not. I exaggerate not!

[current mood] Live Walnuts & Under The Milky Way Tonight

Comments

[Gav C]

Randomly, that's a gorgeous pic of you, Nat!

[Iris]

;-) Being daughter and sister of Goldsmiths I sure know what you mean! ;-)
Great work!

[carla]

oooh , nat, i love your earrings! can't wait to see what else you brew up in there. your poor fingers though...