Everything used in jewellery has been put through heat at some point in its journey.
Whether it’s a quartz crystal being created by crushed minerals at high temperatures.
Or gold being soldered and shaped into a ring.
I love the thought that all jewellery can be boiled down to one element – fire.
It’s interesting to think that something we use to adorn our bodies has come from years of formation under the Earth’s crust and it’s no wonder how beautiful jewels like diamonds look – after you’ve seen the process they’ve been through to get here.
Glass lampwork beads are made using a torch or lamp to melt and sandblast the glass into its shape and intricate designs. Ceramic beads are made by melting the medium and placing it in a mold to cast its shape. So much hard work goes in to the manufacture of each and every piece of jewellery made and the result is usually worth it.
Pick up a piece of your jewellery at home and take a look at it, inspect it and ask yourself: how was it made and how did it get here? And I wonder if you find it as interesting as I did when I first started looking at jewellery – it’s what got me into making jewellery – and maybe you’ve just had that moment too.
If not, take a look at these and see if I can’t change your mind:
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