A fellow stall holder reached out to me to create a wedding ring to replace the one her husband lost.

My first reaction, was you know I only work with sterling silver and copper.

To which she said that's what she's after and that they would like a texture.

Going back and forth, she directs me to an Etsy listing, to give me some idea of the texture she was after.

I am not a fan of copying others designs and work, and mentioned this to her, and we agreed that I would have creative licence on the texture design.

Taking into consideration that this was a replacement wedding ring for a man, I decided to go for a thicker band, 1.2mm, so that I could get a really prominent texture.

Finger measured and sterling silver ordered, I sit an wait for the delivery, whilst looking around my jewellery studio tools, to see what different textures I could create.

You know there's nothing better than hammering a piece of metal when you're angry and/or stressed.

Those that know me, know that when I'm in making mode, I never just create one thing, and as the customer didn't know what textured he really wanted, I always like to give them options:

 

A pickle and polish, before sending them off to the Birmingham Assay Office for hallmarking, and then a polish and tumble:
 
I gave the customer and husband the option, and this is the one he choose:
 

Which one would you have gone for?

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September 07, 2024

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