I am a self taught metalsmith. I handcraft decorative copper things including jewellery & sculptures.

Shalini

One can never have too many hammers!

Too Many Hammers

Don’t be silly! One can never have too many hammers! ? Before the Covid 19 Lockdown my husband Dave & I used to visit all kinds of weird and wonderful antique shops with our friends Eve & Steve. A pleasant afternoon mooching about places and then a meal. Once lockdown is over and restaurants re-open […]

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Making of Copper Cuff FANTASY 06 & 07

Sharing a few steps I go through when making my very popular Fantasy Cuffs which are part of my Waste Not Want Not series using salvaged copper pipe. If you would like to ask questions about any of the processes involved please do send me a message. FANTASY Copper Cuffs are available to buy online […]

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Copper tube coil on the workbench

Copper Tube on the Bench

I have about 6 meters of copper tube to convert into tray handles for all the Shou sugi ban trays Palletwood stuff has made. I think I will start this project very soon… Meanwhile you can see some of the trays we have already made in my online shop. The new trays will be added […]

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Upcycling Adventures: New Copper Cuffs

Upcycling Adventures: New Copper Cuffs

New Upcycled Copper Cuffs added to my online shop recently Upcycled some salvaged copper and made 2 new copper cuffs last last month. As always I had a lot of fun air-chasing and fold-forming and playing with my hammers and daps… Heaven! The copper came from an old copper tank. Once upon a time this […]

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Air-Chased One off Copper Sculpture ANGST

One off Copper Sculpture ANGST

This is the first Air-Chased larger Copper Sculpture I have attempted. I have previously shared several pieces of Air-chased Copper jewellery – Pendants, Cuffs and Rings. I wanted to take my Air-chasing skills a step further from small items of jewellery and make a bold statement piece to bring out the natural beauty of hammered […]

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Rustic Copper Cuff - FANTASY

Rustic Copper Cuff – FANTASY

The Air-Chased Rustic Copper Cuff Rustic Copper Cuff is a popular product in my online shop and at stockists. I have made several Rustic Cuffs using air-chasing, fold-forming, embossing, etching and just pounding with textured hammers. I love making these cuffs and I really like wearing a rustic copper cuff, especially when dressing up for […]

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Made a Copper Bowl Recently

Made a Copper Bowl Recently

A few pictures from Instagram of some of the steps in making a copper bowl. I have made a video of the whole process and will edit and upload to you-tube as soon as I can. More about this bowl on my website. Making bowls, dishes and trays

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Copper Cuffs – Air-Chased & Fold-Formed

Last week-end I spent some time making more one-off copper cuffs. It was a LOT of fun 🙂 And the finished pieces have definitely put a smile on my face. I hope you like them too!  I made a series of social media posts as I crafted these pieces. This is what I plan to […]

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