Category: In the workshop

The trouble with fingers

I met a lady at a 50th birthday party last year. Like many ladies at that stage in their lives, her body was proving uncooperative

New for old

You’d not wear a dress that you bought in the 1970’s (except possibly to a fancy dress party) but many of us wear significant jewellery

Hedgepigs

My wife has a thing for hedgehogs. At first I thought that it was culinary but apparently it’s about their prickly cuteness. She also likes

Mockery

If you read my Commissions page then you’ll see that I talk about making a mock-up of the proposed piece before finalising the design, buying

The naming of things

Musings about the naming of things and the hunt for a name for an unusual piece of jewellery