Student Work

Necklace and Earrings by Emma Delgado, Intermediate Casting

Ring by Zaire Puil, Introductory Casting

Ring by Binh Truong, Introductory Casting

Ring by Erin Taylor, Introductory Casting

Ring by Kim Wilkinson, Introductory Casting

Final Projects carved in wax for Casting class

Rings by Alex Estrella, Introductory Casting

Rings by Alex Estrella, Introductory Casting

Ring by Binh Truong, Introductory Casting

Ring by Kim Wilkinson, Introductory Casting

Pendant by Priyanka Khinasia, Introductory Casting

Ring by Zaire Puil, Introductory Casting

Ring by Priyanka Khinasia, Introductory Casting

Crave It!

"Crave It: Writers and Artists Do Food" is the first publication by Red Claw Press. This wonderful anthology will be full of stories, receipees and artwork all on the fabulous topic of food. Work included will range from stories about our love affair with cuisine and work right over to how we can also hate it. There will be joy, sorrow and a little bit of irony to even out the commentary.


"Crave It" is at the printers as I write this and will be available for purchase this week through Red Claw Press. Be sure to purchase your copy! Three of Jewel Envy's resident jewellers, including myself, Emily Gill, and Sarah DeGasperis have work in this fantastic new book!


The official book launch will take place Thursday May 5th from 7pm-9pm at 70 St Clements Ave and all are welcome!

I will see you at the launch!
Gillian

Exciting gold recycling

My client had a 18k yellow gold chain that her parents had given her. She had it for years but she wouldn't wear it,  so she finally wanted to make something she would love to wear everyday using the 18k gold chain. 

We decided to make a pair of lovely earrings in a elegant form of her initial "k" with garnets which is her birthstone. 

However, if I melt and cast the chain itself, it will create porosity in gold caused by solder that chain contains. In order to prevent that happening, certain amount of metal should be added to lower the ratio of the solder amount by adding either 18k gold or copper and silver to create lower karat. For these earrings, I added silver and copper to make it 14k gold, so it would cost less than adding new 18k gold and also much stronger. The casting came out perfectly and then garnets were set in sterling silver.   

My client was very happy about the fact that she still have the gold that she was given from her parents and have a new one-of-a-kind jewellery that now she would wear everyday. yay~

->Rosalyn Woo