Blog on Artistic jewellery with enamel and gems
Gold, Diamonds, and the Mistake You Can't Melt ...
Why gold behaves differently from 999 fine silver at the bench, what hand-setting a diamond really demands, and why some mistakes cannot be melted down.
Gold, Diamonds, and the Mistake You Can't Melt ...
Why gold behaves differently from 999 fine silver at the bench, what hand-setting a diamond really demands, and why some mistakes cannot be melted down.
The Stone Australia Almost Doesn't Have: Austra...
Why turquoise is rare in Australia, where the few deposits are, how it differs from American stone, and how Natalia sets it in fine silver.
The Stone Australia Almost Doesn't Have: Austra...
Why turquoise is rare in Australia, where the few deposits are, how it differs from American stone, and how Natalia sets it in fine silver.
What the Camera Can’t Do: Why Opal and Enamel N...
Why opals and champlevé enamel never look as good in a photo as in the hand — the physics of play-of-colour and enamel depth, and how to read a jewellery...
What the Camera Can’t Do: Why Opal and Enamel N...
Why opals and champlevé enamel never look as good in a photo as in the hand — the physics of play-of-colour and enamel depth, and how to read a jewellery...
The Bench: A Short Love Letter to the Jeweller’...
What a jeweller’s bench actually is — its height, the cut-out, the bench peg, the tray that catches the silver dust — and why the design hasn’t changed in cen
The Bench: A Short Love Letter to the Jeweller’...
What a jeweller’s bench actually is — its height, the cut-out, the bench peg, the tray that catches the silver dust — and why the design hasn’t changed in cen
The Names I Give Them: Why Every One-of-a-Kind ...
Why Natalia names every one-of-a-kind NJewellery piece — how the names happen, and what they mean for the person who ends up wearing one.
The Names I Give Them: Why Every One-of-a-Kind ...
Why Natalia names every one-of-a-kind NJewellery piece — how the names happen, and what they mean for the person who ends up wearing one.
Cells of Fire: A Short History of Champlevé Enamel
Where champlevé enamel came from — Celtic workshops around 400 BC, medieval Limoges, and a bench in Australia today.
Cells of Fire: A Short History of Champlevé Enamel
Where champlevé enamel came from — Celtic workshops around 400 BC, medieval Limoges, and a bench in Australia today.