Wave and Shore Commission

Design ideas 

'Wave and Shore' - A recent commission created by recycling a customer's old gold. I made the background ring and tiny individual 'pebbles' from yellow gold, the wave from white gold and inlaid it with Cornish Tin.

The Wave and Shore ring

To see more of my Wave and Shore rings visit my website: www.ericasharpe.co.uk

My study of waves began during my artist residency at the Levant Mine on the Cornish coast. As I was being constantly pelted with rain and sprayed by the sea, drawing and painting the waves was out of the question as the paper turned to mush in my hands, so I took to 'drawing' the waves with wire instead.

Wire - the waterproof alternative 

This August I will be heading back down to the Cornish coast as I will be demonstrating my work in Cornish Tin at the Levant Mine. Full details are on my website: www.ericasharpe.co.uk

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The Mermaids Purse

Inspired by the egg cases that are commonly washed up on our shores, I created the 'Mermaids Purse'. This piece features a beautiful Mermaid, hand-crafted in 22 carat gold with additional gold grains to shape the bodice and add texture to the fins. the Mermaid is then mounted on a purse of oxidised silver that has Cornish tin tendrils spiralling off of it. The purse itself has then been displayed on sculpted plaster.

The Mermaids Purse is displayed on sculpted plaster

The tendrils of the purse are made of Cornish Tin

To find out more about the Cornish Tin or Granulated Gold Collections visit my website:

www.ericasharpe.co.uk 

Or my 'Diary from The Tinners Coast' blog: 

http://ericasharpetinnerscoast.blogspot.co.uk

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She Said 'Yes'! - Making a Surprise Engagement Ring

Congratulations to a great couple who get engaged recently. After lots of planning, discussion and emails I made this rose gold Saxon ring as a surprise engagement ring, and it was shipped over to America to begin it's journey. I received these lovely pictures and the following kind words...

"She Adores the Ring, I want to thank you Erica, for all your work in crafting such a beautiful ring. I often catch her studying it during our moments out."

The finished product

The Saxon ring

The special moment

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