All Blog Posts Tagged 'cuff' (7)

Fashion:Victim

I have finally finished my Alexander McQueen tribute piece, "Fashion:Victim" which comprises of the two spherical 'handbags' made from steel spheres which I found in a burnt-out factory in Kent some years ago. The…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on April 2, 2014 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Hero Worship

My first real awareness of "contemporary jewellery" came when I worked for John Gilchrist in his small workshop in Bothwell, the Lanarkshire village where I spent most…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on March 21, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments

A Peep Of Spring

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…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on March 2, 2014 at 2:03pm — No Comments

Illness and Recovery

I can think on nothing I hate more than having 'flu. In that, I am thankful that it is "only" 'flu and that I am fundamentally fit and perhaps because I am so rarely ill, I am not a very good patient!

I've just had a hiatus of nearly 2…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on February 19, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Eternal City; Pomegranates Galore!

What a crazy ten days! The highlight of which was definitely a long weekend in Rome, a city I have not visited since I was in school, aged 15. I went to Rome for the weekend to see the impressive exhibition "Il Tesoro Di Napoli", a collection of objects from the Museum of San Gennaro in Naples…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on February 4, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

End of Year

Fashion:Victim - In Memoriam ALMcQ - 91a

Today was the last full day in the workshop before I shut for just over two weeks. I'll be in for the morning tomorrow, the workshop festive breakfast, the "Secret Santa" and then heading off to…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on December 19, 2013 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Ear Splitting F1 Sketching Session Sparks a New Collection

It was during a visit to the Formula 1 paddock with a sketchbook and some ear defenders at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed that I found the inspiration for my new Racing Wings jewellery collection. This new collection will be on show and available to buy during London Jewellery Week at Treasure, Somerset House 13-16^th June.

I am a big F1 fan and love to draw my inspiration from the…

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Added by Poppy Porter on June 7, 2013 at 5:44am — No Comments