Handcrafted Silver Sycamore Seed Necklace

Description

This detailed silver sycamore seed was made handmade from an original picked up from Shawford Down in Hampshire.  The seed was used to create a mould, which was then filled with silver clay.  Once dried and then fired this solid fine silver replica of the original was left.  This is the only one I made from this particular seed.    The silver seed has been given an aged patina on the front to highlight the markings of the seed, and is hung from a short 1mm black leather cord which fastens with a screw fastening, and complements the silver seed perfectly.

Silver Clay is a medium that I love using to recreate things I find in nature that I find interesting, beautiful or unusual – including seeds, leaves, flowers and petals, as well as shells, fossils and twigs.  I make one-off or very small numbers of each thing to ensure that all my pieces are unique, and use a variety of techniques – depending on what it is I am trying to integrate into my design.  So sometimes, as here, I use moulds to create replicas of an original find, sometimes I make imprints, sometimes I re-create something by building from scratch, sometimes I use silver clay paste to layer paint onto an original leaf, and other times I am simply inspired by the textures that nature proudly displays.

This means that some of my pieces are very seasonal in terms when I am able to create them – this sycamore seed was found last Autumn, for example.

I WELCOME COMMISSIONS:  I love receiving special requests for something bespoke so if you like my style but can’t see what you’d like, or have a piece of sea-glass, shell or something of your own that you would love to be turned into a one-of-a-kind piece for you, a loved one or a special occasion – please do get in touch, I’d love to chat and see if I can help you to create that unique and meaningful ‘something’.  Examples of things I have been commissioned to make include: a Bramble blossom, coffee beans, a hazel catkin, specific herbs or leaves, and various shells with special significance.  Making this way also helps to reduce waste, which also has to be a good thing!  So please do get in touch if you’d like to find out more or to discuss a special make you have in mind, even if it’s just a seed of an idea.