Another new earring style – ‘Lace Hoops’ ready for retailers and the upcoming Mayo Festival Tuesday, May 22 2012
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The latest ‘lace’ oxidised 925 Silver 18ct Yellow Gold Earrings © Bh 2012 Thursday, May 17 2012
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Rhodolite Garnet Blue Chalcedony Phrenite – all pear cut cabochons in this very successful style. Mayo Festival stock being consigned as we type . . .
Carnelian tear drop version © Bh 2012
As promised, only one day late . . . Tuesday, May 1 2012
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The first (four) new ‘five leaf button’ gem rings are ready for the MAYO festival at St Margaret’s in Brisbane Sunday, Apr 29 2012
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For twenty five years now Barbara has continued to push her leaf lattice ideas into more skilled outcomes, these flag another idea into reality. 18ct Yellow Gold & 9ct Palladium White Gold, I’ve listed the gem combinations in the pic. Those in the know will see and know the newer dimensional leaf, now in a new combination with bezel set quality gemstones with a shank that not only fits snug but is able to size-change easily for a retail setting. Two final things – earrings to match are on the bench + Jennifer & Rod were here in the studio for a necklace change this weekend and one of these almost went back to Sydney on her other finger . . .
The balance of making commissions and stock for our four retailers has been a little out of whack of late Thursday, Mar 8 2012
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Bench work has been all commissioner’s makes since starting back in early January 2012 and the pressure is on to replace items sold through the Christmas period, it has started I can now report.
Bud Earrings © Bh 2004–2012 remains a staple item in the retailers stock suite. These are 9ct Palladium White Gold with tension set Aquamarines and the hooks and safety clasp – all handmade in the studio. Users range from young power dressers who like rose quartz or those smashing rubellite garnets, to older fashionable women who go for more rare one-off unusual gems, like tanzanite and emeralds. Trisha Crowley’s last set had handmade studio clip-ons - here.
With contemporary jewellery, and gems for that matter – we have found that “you either get it or you don’t” Friday, Feb 17 2012
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Warwick Oakman is a practicing architectural historian & high class antiques dealer in Hobart, Tasmania. We are leaving his own words sent to us in an email this morning, as the copy for this post. As you can see “he really gets it” . . .
Dear Mal and Barb,
I am still not quite sure what I have done to deserve knowing you guys. I have just got my white gold and ruby house cufflinks from Handmark. I keep wearing them. Everything about them is ultra considered – but not fussy or too slick. Extra meat and depth of metal. Proportions work. They speak of the human you wish to be. I am doing extra sit-ups each day to look extra smooth. I can sorta see why people flip camps from going from antique to new when you come across something with this level of intent and resolution. I have been sitting them up in the box in front of the dinner plate and cant stop staring at them. Bizarre behaviour! – Thankyou.
Warwick
Shown above are the solid yellow gold pair, Warwick has the solid white gold ones © Bh 2010.
The link to Barbara Heath’s work at both Hobart & Evandale – Handmark Gallery is - here.
The 2012 year started this week, the powerpoint of the 2011 year is updated and both jewellers can’t leave the new Laser Pro welder alone Wednesday, Jan 11 2012
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Our 2011 ‘work in review’ as a .pptx file downloadable powerpoint, click here.
I posted this mid December and have updated it today with the last commissions for the year. It has been rewarding to see that 72 people have downloaded and viewed it so far, the older style .ppt file is here also.
Holbein Stitch © Bh Solitaire Ring – just completing the new consignment work for early 2012 retailer’s stock Wednesday, Dec 21 2011
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Next weekend is the Jeweller to the Lost – Studio Christmas Sale, (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11, 2011) – two down and the big two day affair to go Monday, Dec 5 2011
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Last weekends, first full day Gem Stock sale went off really well with a small but dedicated group of studio visitors (two other jewellers amongst the group) and one internet purchase all the way from Perth, Western Australia. The ‘Lady from Texas’ requested and was sent a twelve page .pdf of the gem trays and we were delighted with her comments, unusual choices and the fact that we have another big earring commission to start. Another new studio die-hard bought Opals for her Mum, resulting in another earring commission – a huge included quartz for a door-knocker ring and a sweet trio of Pink Sapphires to be made into a fancy white & pink dress ring. Three other major gem fanciers were on hand to make sure I had remembered all my gemology . . . plus x2 pickups from the previous weekend sale at GOMA.
So now we have started another annual event, three suppliers sent consignments of diamonds, coloured high-end gemstones and opal to augment our 12 trays worth – these all return this Thursday so any one interested in gem only viewing, be quick. Footnote: the three parcels of Diamonds leave tonight!
