Christina Hirst Jewellery

Tiny Pod Ring Stack

Commission for a 30th wedding anniversary, a deluxe version of the pod stack rings I normally produce made using diamonds and gold recycled from another ring.

Tiny Pod Cluster Bangles

This is an example of my production range work, cast tiny pods from my hand modelled original soldered into a clustered on an oval bangle formed out of D-shaped sterling silver wire.

Tiny Pod Studs

Best selling studs, part of my production range, cast tiny pods from my hand modelled original in sterling silver or bronze. Sterling silver fittings soldered on and finished in my studio. Gold plated with 2 microns 22ct plate at Elliot Fitzpatrick at The Goldsmith Centre Farringdon.

Seedhead Necklace

One-off exhibition piece, technique I developed using silver clay, which is composed of minute particles of silver suspended in an organic binder and water. The material handles just like ceramic clay. Once fired the organic binder burns away and the silver particles fuse together, so the piece becomes pure metal.

Seedhead

Same as piece above made for exhibition, using a technique I developed. A silver wire structure is welded together and a silver clay slip mix is poured over the piece to build up layers, during firing it shrinks back which creates cracks and imperfections.