This is my current studio where I create all my pretties: I've been building the contents of this for the last three years, and spend all of last year with this and me cramped inside a 6 foot square keeping cellar with no natural light. Suffice to say this is a breath of fresh air (in more ways than one) and a definite improvement. I'm surrounded by woodland here and as well as having the cats tearing in and out of the patio doors (along with my other half and his son, though, being human, they don't technically count or feature in my work much!) I have visitations by a lot of wildlife. The latest has been the little wren who has a helluva lot to say, but more about him/her in later posts. Daily visits come in the form of two magpies (presumably a happy couple), and these earrings are one of my latest pieces, in part homage to my two cheeky black and white visitors!
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| Titanium Magpie Earrings |
They are inspired by a nesting pair of magpies that live and forage in woodland around my studio based in West Yorkshire, UK.
The are hung from a pair of sterling silver earwires which have been hand formed and hammered into a swan neck shape.
In Jewellery making, titanium is valued for its hardness, durability and permanent vividly coloured patina: it is an extremely light metal, despite it's hardness, making it perfect for earrings.
The colours in these earrings are mainly yellow, orange, pink, purple and blue.
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