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Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Mar 7, 20171 min read

Raspberry Rhodolite


Jewellers bench:

Sterling silver, rhodolite garnet

Just a couple things on the bench now. I love oxidizing silver. This one wasn't a super even treatment but the plan is to polish most of it off anyways 😊 I once saw this stone described as raspberry rhodolite garnets and I just LOVED it. I think it perfectly describes the tasty colour of this stone.

initially I was going to make one really big necklace with three main raspberry panels, but sometimes once you get something on the bench it just doesn't feel the same. I think I still would have liked the final piece, but I REALLY like it as two separate pieces.

(plus each piece is a little less weighty this way)

Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Feb 22, 20171 min read

The Grey Moth


Jewellers bench:

Labradorite, sterling silver, citrine

The grey moth

My signature silver trillion pendant with trillion cut citrine and some beautiful labradorite beads. I love how subtle these beads are. Soft shades of grey until they hit the light just right and suddenly they’re a burst of bright colours. If any stone were truly magical it would be labradorite 🌈✨

The whole piece reminds me of a moth. Delicate and delightful so much colour and movement in such a subtle way.

Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Feb 8, 20171 min read

Dinosaur


Jeweller's Bench:

sterling silver, Dinosaur bone

I bought this piece of agatized dinosaur bone on my first trip to Tucson. I cut it, polished it up, then blasted all around the surface to reveal this raptor design.

It was pretty scary and a little emotional sand blasting that beautiful flat polished surface. But to this day its probably my favourite lapidary endeavour.

Dinosaur bone makes such a fun stone. It exists in lots of colours with fantastic patterns. Plus, they're dinosaurs! Millions of years have past and still there's proof that they existed. The dinosaurs may be gone, but their memory is not forgotten.

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