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In a week dominated by Trump and other fascist excesses, this terrible marketing puff for - believe it or not - flats in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham struck me as desperately appropriate. On another week, I might have mused on…
Added by The Justified Sinner on November 12, 2016 at 3:47pm — No Comments
No blog post last weekend as I didn't get home from being in the Netherlands until late on Sunday night.
The…
Added by The Justified Sinner on April 17, 2016 at 3:18pm — No Comments
This was the week that the School of Jewellery hosted the recycling-performance work, "JUNK: Rubbish To Gold" with teams of the most experimental and interesting jewellers coming in - from as far afield as Ohio and Germany - to…
Added by The Justified Sinner on November 13, 2015 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
I have recently had cause to find a serious alternative to cross-border money exchanges since my spat with PayPal last summer which has left me relying on other methods to take payments for work. Google Wallet will only work within the country in which you are resident; a couple of other transfer services wouldn't identify my bank correctly; direct bank-to-bank transfers are costly if you are…
ContinueAdded by The Justified Sinner on July 11, 2015 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Just spent the weekend in Brighton, a much needed break after the week of marking last week, marking the final submissions of our degree students. The above cake was a present from the lovely…
Added by The Justified Sinner on May 26, 2015 at 2:30am — No Comments
I've been on holiday! Last thing on my bench were the silver "rabbit in a hat" charms, one of which I managed to set and polish:
This one has 24 x 1.8mm garnets round it and I'm making others with…
Added by The Justified Sinner on April 21, 2015 at 5:00am — 4 Comments
... I find February to be by far the cruellest month and the raw, icy blasts this year have not done anything to make me change my mind.
Lots of odd things to report on since my last post, including a box of "gingerbread gimps"…
Added by The Justified Sinner on February 11, 2015 at 1:44pm — No Comments
Today I headed off to Edinburgh with one aim: to see the show of work by the wonderful Judy Clark and her twin sister, Christine. I've written of Judy before - commissioning a…
ContinueAdded by The Justified Sinner on September 7, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments
At last the terrible weather and 'flu have abated and we've had a few decent days which, along with light for my bike ride to and from work, always raises my spirits!
I've finally completed the Verdura-inspired cuffs…
Added by The Justified Sinner on March 2, 2014 at 2:03pm — No Comments
Some weeks before Christmas, I was asked if I would take part in a fund-raiser for Cancer Research UK and I wasn't really sure that I would be able to afford the time, so it was pleasant to find that a commission I had planned for immediately after the New Year - a pair of Verdura-inspired cuffs - was to be delayed by about 10 days and I set to work on my plan. The brief - for Cursley & Bond's gallery in Folkestone - was…
ContinueAdded by The Justified Sinner on January 14, 2014 at 2:59pm — No Comments
Last night was the event of the "Scottish Style Awards" for which I had been nominated as Scotland's "Most Stylish Male". I am really glad to be able to…
Added by The Justified Sinner on November 10, 2013 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
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