Thursday 13 June 2013

London Jewellery Week - City Lit Benchpeg Awards

Awards ceremony tonight revealed the three winners. Drumroll............ 

BMV amulet brooch scooped a super duper 2nd prize! Judged by the founder of jewellery oracle Benchpeg and jewellers Wright and Teague, my bronze hand-pierced amulet has taken the second prize amongst the 16 shortlisted students.

The amulet has two sides. Below is the Cypher side. The design is comprised of shapes and squiggles that all mean something, forming a secret language of my own. I have combined my Cyphers here in formation of a grotesque face, to ward off unwanted /ill-tempered human intervention. It has a clip at the top which connects it to the brooch/ a belt/ a chain etc....



The reverse side is more formal, for when you want to keep your spiritual perversions secret:



1st prize was deservingly awarded to my dear friend and true bohemian Brigitte Pividal. Her silver brooch inspired by the battle of the virus and the white blood cell:




And 3rd prize was awarded to Kostantinos Karanikas for a stupendous metal, concrete and pyrite neckplate:


Wednesday 5 June 2013

Beasties hatching





I'm scared of spiders. But these are quite sweet really, in formation like a flock of starlings. If I was a bird, however, I'd think: LUNCH.