Tag Archives: choker

Destruct testing, tool making, and jewellery

By Somhairle | Published: January 23, 2012

I’d been wondering where this was for a month or so, and it turned out it had been in an inner pocket of my belt pouch all along, with the leather cord wrapped around it. The continual pressure (and probably the warmth) has pulled off a little of the paint, but that’s all. I’m fairly [...]

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Hither Shore misprint chokers

By Somhairle | Published: August 26, 2010

Like every other printmaker out there, I get misprints of different degrees of horrendousness whenever I try and do something. I’m lucky; I get more good prints than misprints. But that doesn’t mean I like waste, so I’ve been looking for things to do with the discards instead. Since I discovered that Mod Podge works [...]

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Black & silver D-ring choker collar

By Somhairle | Published: May 16, 2010

This has now found its proper home, and the lucky winner has very kindly given me a photo to post.

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Paper jewellery

By Somhairle | Published: May 14, 2010

Sounds like a silly idea, but it’s actually a really good material—tough, lightweight, and durable. That black & silver choker is made from Fabriano Tiziano pastel paper, folded & laminated, and then very thoroughly varnished. It ends up very like thin leather, but it’s entirely vegan. (Not all papers are; most art paper uses animal [...]

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Ultramarine panel pendant

By Somhairle | Published: March 7, 2010
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Epoxy jewellery

By Somhairle | Published: March 1, 2010

Here are three of the pieces I was experimenting with at the beginning of February – I’ve been working on them on and off, coat after coat of paint and then varnish, and now they’re sitting on my desk waiting to go to their new owners. They’re all prototypes – I’m happy with the look [...]

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Night cloud pendants

By Somhairle | Published: October 30, 2009

This is a new technique for me, but I think it’s worked out. The pendant is a 35mm square of artist’s mountboard, covered in something like six layers of acrylic paint and varnish (well, gloss gel glaze – it functions perfectly as a varnish, with the added advantages of being more durable and less sticky [...]

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Pewter-grey ribbon choker

By Somhairle | Published: August 19, 2008

This is something I made for Elly, which she’s quite pleased with. It’s made from 10mm double-satin ribbon, fastened at the back with a tiny buckle, and the eyelets for the tongue are just punched through and edged with varnish for strength. (Mind you, I need to redo them, because this was a bit of [...]

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