hot:metal:code jewellery, handmade from the ground up.

First photographed Oct 2015.

I began with just the outline drawn with the open leaf coming back on itself.

and the thought that they would have contrasting layers.

I especially wanted the red of the natural copper (heated to just the right temperature).

Any polishing following completion risks removing this beautiful patina.

I had only a mental visualisation of how the hooks would be attached

and the layers held together.

I think they turned out well, though I would ensure the stems are the same...

were I to remake them. They took me a day to develop and make.

When they were completed, I remember thinking...

"Yes, I can...

...Do this."