A Work of Art

What do you enjoy most about being a jewellery designer?

I love the entire design process. Taking that blank page and putting pencil to paper while I interpret the story and the personality of my client into a physical drawing is exciting. The anticipation only grows when I take the final design from my group of sketches and technical drawings to the final coloured rendering. I love the sound of the pencil as I gently mark the paper, and then begin to blend in secondary colours. I always save the diamond for last, because it brings me so much joy to complete the artwork with nature’s most brilliant rock. This to me, is my artistic signature.

How do you balance creativity with practicality in your designs?

There are specific measurements and guidelines that I adhere to when creating each jewellery piece. This ensures that my jewellery designs will hold up over time while maintaining a visually pleasing work of art. With my experience as a bench jeweller, having the knowledge and understanding of how the piece is constructed helps to inform my design, blending both artistry and practicality together.

How do you approach designing custom pieces for clients with specific preferences or requests?

Everything begins at that first initial meeting when I hear my client’s story. I also gather a sense of their style, and who they are as a person. l collect keywords as they speak and I begin by sketching out visual symbols to match. This allows me to design an aesthetic that blends it all together, to create something powerful and unique specific to them. When creating a collection, I find inspiration all around me in my community, from historic stone buildings to natural garden-filled spaces. The visuals, the soundscape and even the smells create a synesthesia within me that I then translate into a visual and wearable collection.

  • I do work with a variety of metals and gemstones and appreciate the colours found within. Currently, my favourite metal material to work with is yellow gold..Its natural properties allow for malleability and ductility which makes it easy to manipulate into complex and classic designs. My favourite gemstone material to work with is the natural diamond. No two diamonds are exactly the same. making each piece as individual as the wearer.

  • “Deconstructed, geometric pattern inside of an ocean wave” were the words used by my client to create one of my most complex designs. To face this challenge, I looked at my client’s wedding venue, a gothic castle in Germany. I found a geometric pattern which I deconstructed and incorporated it into the ocean-inspired curved band. Aquamarine, diamonds and peridot created the water effect symbolizing the feel of the ocean. My client was very happy with my interpretation of her words. The manufacturing challenge included multiple castings in order to get the palladium to flow.

  • You can check out the gallery images below for the design art works of each piece, and the final creation are in the custom work gallery on this website. You can also check out my newsletter “Studio Scoop” every month, as well as my Instagram and Facebook pages.

A Work of Art.

  • A 14kt white gold halo designed engagement ring with a round brilliant diamond center, round brilliant accent diamonds bezel set, with a pave setting band and milgrained edges.
  • A 14kt white gold 3 stone right hand ring featuring oval brilliant cut blue sapphires, pave set bands, and music notes set in a concave style band.
  • A 14kt white gold eternity ring set in a square setting with bead set prongs, with a design feature of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  • A 14kt yellow and white gold replica engagement ring with a flush set round brilliant diamond on the organic shaped top piece.
  • A set of 14kt yellow gold bands with a twist, with the engraved quote " Be Still & know".
  • A 14kt white gold palladium wedding set featuring the design of a deconstructed geometric pattern inside of an ocean wave, set with pear and marquise shaped aquamarine, diamonds and round brilliant peridot.
  • A 14kt rose gold stacking band featuring pyramid and leaf shapes, with beads set inbetween.
  • A 14kt white gold halo engagement ring set with a lavender pink oval brilliant cut purple sapphire, and round brilliant diamonds featuring design elements of a lotus flower.
  • A 14kt white gold mens band featuring a deconstructed geometric pattern in this bevelled edge band.
  • A 14kg yellow gold wedding set, bezel set with round brilliant diamonds and a leaf pattern taken from my clients "doodles".
  • A 14kt white gold 3 stone engagement ring featuring a center cushion cut diamond, and 2 trilliant cut side diamonds, with a stylized 'A' to symbolize the family bonds shared with each name.