Jewellery & Metalwork

”looked like a kind of ornament, made of black metal, a flat circle quartered by two crossed lines.(...) It was about the size of his palm, and quite heavy; roughly forged out of iron, he guessed, though with no sharp points or edges. (...) The surface of the iron was irregular, but though it showed no sign of having been polished it was smooth in a way that reminded him of a certain place in the rough stone floor of the kitchen, where all the roughness had been worn away by generations of feet turning to come round the corner from the door. ” (Susan Cooper: The Dark is Rising) Belt buckle forged from a single bar of steel Part of my graduation work.

“The ornament in the quiet hands of the long-ship king was shaped as a circle, quartered by a cross. It was (…) engraved with serpents and eels and fishes, waves and clouds and things of the sea. “ Vacuum cast sterling silver, hallmarked, set with Finnish moonstone. 61g, diam 45mm

“The ornament in the quiet hands of the long-ship king was shaped as a circle, quartered by a cross. It was (…) engraved with serpents and eels and fishes, waves and clouds and things of the sea. “ Vacuum cast sterling silver, hallmarked, set with Finnish moonstone. 61g, diam 45mm

pen holder / signet stamp / ring / ritual item of cast bronze Here pictured with an antique ink bottle & cap that I fashioned out of that fancy 50p coin.

pen holder / signet stamp / ring / ritual item of cast bronze

pen holder / signet stamp / ring / ritual item of cast bronze

“The ornament in the quiet hands of the long-ship king was shaped as a circle, quartered by a cross. It was (…) engraved with serpents and eels and fishes, waves and clouds and things of the sea. “ Vacuum cast sterling silver, hallmarked, set with Finnish moonstone. 61g, diam 45mm Part of my graduation work.

Or the pin for a lichen lover. Jewellery series where I tested the limits of vacuum casting process by immortalizing these tiny lichens in sterling silver. Photographs taken by Veera Kujala, vmmk.net

Jewellery series where I tested the limits of vacuum casting process by immortalizing these tiny lichens in sterling silver. Photographs taken by Veera Kujala, vmmk.net

Cups for the faerie! Jewellery series where I tested the limits of vacuum casting process by immortalizing these tiny lichens in sterling silver. Photographs taken by Veera Kujala, vmmk.net

Photo by Veera

Photo by Veera

More portfolio photos taken by my lovely & talented friend Veera! She really brings out the best of my humble pieces. : ) You can view my (unfinished) portfolio at siiri.carbonmade.com

Comparizon with the first silver ring I made. : )

I already made one like this (sans the steel nut) but I lost it on the first day of wearing it. A lesson learned, if you're going to wear a ring on the little finger it has to be just the right size... (14.5 for me.) Steel nut, Finnish spectrolite, sterling

Necklace. Various found steel nuts and parts, vintage mother-of-pearl buttons - rest is hand fabricated from sterling silver. Set with 4 5mm labradorites and a 3mm London Blue Topaz.

Necklace. Various found steel nuts and parts, vintage mother-of-pearl buttons - rest is hand fabricated from sterling silver. Set with 4 5mm labradorites and a 3mm London Blue Topaz.