I’ve been so busy making lately that I haven’t had time to post. It is great news that everyone is thinking of the hedgehogs and buying ethical this Christmas!
I love nature and it inspires everything I do so I thought I’d show you how I translate nature into my jewellery.
I make my jewellery using silver clay. I trained in traditional silver-smithing but I love the versatility of silver clay and the way I can literally take nature and emboss it into my designs. I hunt for flowers, leaves, twigs, seeds, shells and anything with a beautiful pattern that I can use to emboss into the clay. I’ve always got a little bag with me for foraging trips in the woods, meadows and seashore.
Designs in silver clay ready for firing
With this pendant and earring set, I have embossed a design from nature and then inset gorgeous sparkling Peridot stones. I love the freshness of the green.
This pendant features a real leaf imprint and is set with a garnet cabochon. I use an individual leaf so no two pendants are ever exactly the same.
I’m a keen gardener and I often look to my own garden for my nature inspiration. I particularly love the delicate blue forget-me-nots that flower in the Spring and have incorporated them into many designs.
Forget me not pendant inspired by the flowers in my garden
My garden and the colours and flowers that inspire my work. The forget-me-nots are at the front of the beds.
Daisy chain bracelet with embossed forget-me-nots
As well as embossing direct from nature, I also create designs based on what I see in the garden. Here is my bumble bee pendant.
My next plan is to try embossing with the delicate leaves of herbs in the garden and I’d love to try moulding from an acorn……
Thank you so much for reading. I’d love to know what you think of my work and its nature inspiration.
www.littlesilverhedgehog.etsy.com
