Halls of Thranduil
3/16/2014
Inspiration for this necklace came from J.R.R. Tolkien's prose. The beautiful, green stone you can see in the center reminded me of Eryn Galen - Greenwood the Great - known later as Mirkwood or Taur-nu-Fuin. The pendant is adorned with two pleached trees - a common motif in elven architecture. Maybe these are the columns in one of the halls of Lord Thranduil's palace, maybe they form the gate to Silvan Elves' kingdom, or perhaps these are just the trees, growing freely in the mighty ancient forest.
This piece was totally hand formed out of fine silver, labradorite and lots of little moss agates and peridots. Oxidized and partially polished.
Sculpting practice: tentacles
3/11/2014
As I gather
tons of new jewellery ideas, I am seeing that I need some drawing and sculpting
practice to eventually make them real. Some time ago I started to search for sculpting
inspirations and tutorials and I finally found a motivation to try something different
than anything I made so far. Tentacles!
These two tiny tentacles on the right are unfinished, but I really learnt a lot thanks to them. They allowed me to experiment with different techniques and to find out which suit me best while working on something so small. Soon I am going to make similar ones - this time in silver, as a part of “the Watcher in the Water” project with lapis lazuli :)
Daily Deviation
2/21/2014
I have just found out that I got a Daily Deviation on A dab of spring pendant on DeviantArt! It’s a daily feature on the largest online community for artists and one
of the biggest online social networks in general. I feel so surprised and honoured!
Silent observation
2/16/2014
I finally made my first ring! I am really proud that I managed to make it in a proper size, but this is rather a matter of beginner's luck, not a trained eye ;) I decided to give it a try after Kornelia Sus shared her first attempts at making rings on her blog. Thought that I am not the only one person who was so afraid of making rings was really encouraging- thank you! :)
Shades of roses
1/23/2014
Some time ago my grandma gave me few stones she found in her drawer- this coral was one of them. I'll finally be able to give it back to her in a wearable form ;)
Roses on the little "cap" were formed by hand of fine silver by Drakonaria's instructions. It was oxidized and polished.
Ground frost
1/15/2014
The weather in Poland is currently changing from autumn to more wintery one ;) This small, simple pendant is inspired by the frosted leaves lying on the ground. It is made of fine and sterling silver,
oxidized and polished to a high shine.
A dab of spring
1/03/2014
In the middle of winter, I just had to make something in green ;) This little pendant is made of fine silver, sterling silver, tiny olivines and peridots. Each branch and leaf was shaped by hand. Total length, including the bail and stones, is 4,8 cm.
Moonlight Dance
1/03/2014
Set of earrings and necklace made of silver and moonstones, inspired by dreamy and a bit magical atmosphere of warm summer nights. It was a Christmas gift for my sister, who's creativity, passionate personality and determination in following dreams I deeply admire. It's hard to express how much I love you, you beautiful, caring, inspiring being, the best sister anyone could dream of :)
The last colours of Autumn
11/29/2013
This piece was inspired by the end of autumn season. In October and November, when everything seems to become more dull, the contrast of the last bright yellow leaves and the dark, almost black tree-trunks is very refreshing. It's like the last touch of bright colours before winter.
This pendant was made by hand of silver and two yellow cubic zirconias. It is oxidized and partially polished.
