Design Indaba 2012

I have earned my national design colours showing my talent at design indaba emerging creatives stand, it was such a wonderful experience, firstly national and international exposure to buyers, interacting with customers getting feedback from them in terms of my work, making friends keeping contacts and offcourse creating job opportunities I had a few job offers. its all because of the DESIGN INDABA TEAM & DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE, thanx

Working At Home December Time

I had an idea of using the same technique used when making an Ox whip
with two leather strips, after refreshing my mind making a test piece I had to make wire, and I did have the right tools to do the job but I had to use what I have to make wire. I used fire wood as a peg, grinding stone to file a point so that I can pull wire, with the vice mounted on the broken chair , with the draw plate, my Mom holding the chair steady while I draw wire, when I was done drawing wire I used the fire wood stove (Jewel Falkirk) to anneal the wire, then after I started braiding. what came out of all the effort was the bangle on the previous blogpost with a good review from... http://jinntrend.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-has-been-occuring.html

NEW 2012 DESIGNS

TOP: Sterling silver hand woven wire bangle inspired by traditional OX whip making techniques

MIDDLE: Platinum fine hand woven wire ring with Yellow tourmaline set on 18yellow gold and 10 pointer diamond at the end (Ergonomics)

BOTTOM:18 yellow gold and sterling silver fine hand woven wire with a amethyst on a silver chain

Pink Tourmaline Woven Bangle

This one of my successful pieces I have made since march last year.
I was given this pink tourmaline as a gift by Lee Everitt.
She said after giving me the stone I must do something nice with it,
and this is the wonderful bangle design I came up with. I think the rough texture of the weaving complements the lenient pink faceted pear shaped tourmaline with smooth shiny side bands finishing off the bangle directing the eyes where to look at.

Branding

I hallmarked my name on a piece of silver metal strip and soldered on either sides of the side bands where the silver and gold braiding meet. After noticing DAMIANI Italian jewellery house they brand their jewellery on the outside http://www.damiani.com/en/products/search-----/5/show/20037091

It’s not how big it is – it’s what you do with it! (Stack Rings)

I made this round double weave stack rings for Veronica Anderson's new theme, made out of five silver woven rings with tube charms set with green tourmalines on bothsides of the tube. they can also be worn as earrings or a pendant on a tiny chain.

Plat Africa 2011 - Awards

Plat Africa 2011 jewellery design competition I was nominated
and got an honoureable mention for my platinum ring
"Love knot to last a life time" May this be the first of many design awards to come with my woven jewellery.