A new one-of-a-kind colourful necklace all hand cut, sanded and assembled. Here is an insight into my making process. I make decisions at every stage and it feels so good when it all comes together!
Midsummer, Necklace, 2026. Laminate, walnut and oxidised silver.
Using my piercing saw to hand cut each piece.
Pencil marked blue laminate ready to cut.
The blue triangles all smoothly sanded - satisfying!
Drilling each piece. There are 320 drilled holes in the necklace.
The long orange and pale blue lengths, half sanded, half to go!
The handmade silver components ready to oxidise.
Those same components now oxidised.
Seeing where I want the blue triangles to sit.
Assembly line.
Handmaking a silver clasp.
Almost there.
The finished necklace.
The necklace will be on display at Waterside Arts, Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester, as part of
Adorn: Sculptural Jewellery, 24 August - 3 October 2026.
