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Double Strength
60mm x 60mm approx.Stainless steel chain mail, vintage (broken) sterling silver, amethyst and moonstone earring, leather cord.I was delighted to be a gifted a box of ephemera by a lovely lady who thought I’d be able to use it, and she was absolutely correct! Amongst the contents was a single broken earring made of silver […]

Corona and Timing Chains
Stainless steel rings and vintage brass clock parts 50mm x 35mm and 60mm x 20mm respectivelyTwo more pieces exploring my new fascination with chainmail combined with steampunk. The pendant features seventy nine stainless steel rings surrounding a vintage brass clock cog. It is amazingly sensuous to handle and I think visually, it’s really quite eye […]

BLT
(Byzantine chainmail, Labradorite and Time piece)Chainmail braceletContinuing my fascination with the intricacies of chain mail, I finally figured out the Byzantine pattern. In order to make it truly Steampunk and Stone, I combined chain mail, a vintage clock gear and a piece of labradorite to make a bracelet, which my wife immediately confiscated! Labradorite is […]

Chain of Time
Chain mail/steampunk fusion earringsApprox 110mm total lengthBrass clock and pocket watch parts, copper rivers, stainless steel mail rings with surgical steel earring hooks.Whilst waiting anxious for news about my sister and her home, both under threat from the raging bush fires at Mallacoota, I needed to distract myself and decided to make something that embodied […]