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Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Jan 5, 20161 min read

Silver Onyx Ring


Jeweller's bench:

sterling silver, black onyx

Some progress shots of a silver and onyx ring. This was a gift to my sister that I had been planning for ages and finally got 'round to starting/finishing. Just in time for christmas! I don't often set stones with such dramatic pointy ends. I tend to avoid marquise cut stones whenever I can. Though I love the shape and potential for optical illusions! I can safely say there was some intense concentrating, maybe a bit of drama going on when I set this guy!

There's always a mess of parts sitting on my bench pin. You can see a silver bead and a setting for a lovely pink tourmaline, in various stages of completion.

Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Nov 19, 20151 min read

Contrast


Jeweller's bench:

Sterling silver, tourmalinated quartz, onyx

Finished my lovely sticks and stones pendant. I love this little tourmalinated quartz cab so much. It has a slightly rounded back which I would usually correct, but didn’t this time and simply rounded the back of the bezel. The shape makes the clear quartz bits act like a mini magnifier. It slightly distorts and magnifies what’s underneath. Not really useful for anything, but definitely cool.

Stones, they keep surprising you.

How cool is it to have something you can see through but is totally solid? Something made by nature. How amazing is it that two different types of gems grew together in the same space??

Writer's pictureK. McMillan
Nov 5, 20151 min read

Sticks and Stones


Jeweller's Bench:

Sterling silver, tourmalineated quartz, onyx

Some development on my pendant. Got the findings sorted out and ready to put together. Obviously there is still a lot of work to do but its always nice to see it coming along. From a sketch to a piece of wax to pieces ready to go together.

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