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Unique handmade, wire wrapped silver, copper and gemstone fine art Jewellery
METALFAIRY UNIQUE HANDMADE WIRE WRAPPED FINE ART JEWELLERY
Original handmade, wire wrapped silver and gemstone fine art Jewellery with an unique crafty twist
Original handmade, wire wrapped silver and gemstone fine art Jewellery with an unique crafty twist
POND LIFE
7.5 inches
Aquamarines are my favourite stone, and there is no shortage on this bracelet! They perfectly reflect the various shades of rivers and marshy ponds. A little frog has made it on to this silver wire wrapped bracelet and Bali beads intermix with the aquamarines. This bracelet is held together with a hand forged silver wire swan clasp
7.5 inches
Aquamarines are my favourite stone, and there is no shortage on this bracelet! They perfectly reflect the various shades of rivers and marshy ponds. A little frog has made it on to this silver wire wrapped bracelet and Bali beads intermix with the aquamarines. This bracelet is held together with a hand forged silver wire swan clasp
Metal Fairy Handmade original wire wrapped fine art jewellery
Metal Fairy Jewellery at Ryepress
Anyone walking past the Ryepress studio and gallery in Hastings High Street recently may have noticed the introduction of splashes of pink in the gallery window and the swirls, twists and glowing coils of wire wrapped copper pendants, cuffs and rings almost growing out of the etched copper plates in the display. Metal Fairy Jewellery has arrived!
Collette Murphy is my partner in the gallery and has now launched her handmade, wire wrapped fine art Jewellery; Metal fairy, in collaboration with Ryepress.
Collette has developed her own unique style to create highly original and individual hand made fine art Jewellery, Incorporating silver, copper, bronze and gold fill wire of varying thickness to wrap intricate coils, swirls and twists around gemstones, seashells and found objects. Using watch cogs, wheels, and intricate brass parts from obscure derelict machines she constructs elaborate wire wrapped pendants, cuffs and bracelets turning the obsolete and overlooked into highly individual pieces of fascinatingly beautiful jewellery.
This is a little asymmetric pendant made from a looped silver wire frame with freshwater pearls coiled on to it. I have one of these and wear it nearly all the time - mine is made of bronze and gold pearls, this one is pink, grey and cream. Simple and elegant and a fantastic present. This pendant measures just under 1.5 inches and can be supplied on a 16 or 18 inch silver chain.
EACH PIECE OF WIRE WRAPPED FINE JEWELLERY
IS A HAND CRAFTED, UNIQUE ORIGINAL
Bronze wire wrapped loop ring with three turquoise beads
THIS SILVER WIRE CUFF IS THREADED THROUGH WITH GARNETS, FRESH WATER PEARLS AND AVENTURINE TO MAKE A DELICATE AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL BUT ATTENTION GRABBING PIECE OF JEWELLERY.
ROMAN WIRE WRAP BANGLE
Approx 7.5 inches
Silver through and through - although available in copper or bronze wire if you prefer. Coiled and twisted silver wires with a central silver barrel bead. Elegant and timeless design.
Approx 7.5 inches
Silver through and through -
ORIGINAL AND
UNIQUE WIRE WRAPPED JEWELLERY -
CRAFTY TWIST!
Wire wrap is method of hand fabricating jewellery. The possibility for variation and originality in design is enormous and the tools required can be fairly minimal. Wires are wrapped or bound together, sometimes twisted and/or coiled into metal ‘beads’. Essential tools would include flush cutters, chain nose pliers, round pliers, files and a mandrel. I use many other things, including hand made tools of my own and my father’s design, in order to achieve the effects I want.
Unique and individual, these intricate original pieces of hand crafted wire-wrapped Jewellery re-awaken ancient crafts to create stunning pieces of modern fine art. Using combinations of Copper, Bronze, Silver and Gold fill wire and incorporating gemstones and unique found objects Collette Murphy IS the Metal Fairy!
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Welcome to Metal Fairy - Unique wire wrapped fine art Jewellery
We have decided that as we share a studio and fine art gallery, (not to mention copper and various craft tools) we would wrap Metal Fairy up in the Ryepress site. Sorry for any confusion and hope you like the original pieces of handmade wire wrapped Jewellery.
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Materials and Techniques
Most Metal Fairy Jewellery contains semi-precious gem stones, although I also use found objects, glass, polymer clay and vintage stones
Metals
I use silver, bronze, copper and gold fill to create Metal Fairy wire wrapped Jewellery. The materials menu on the site will give a little more information on the types of metal and their individual properties.
Purist wire wrapping means that no solder or glue may be used in the creation of a piece of jewellery.
Variations of these techniques were used by the Vikings in the 10th Century AD, and have been used by many other civilisations throughout the years.
Metals
I use silver, bronze, copper and gold fill to create Metal Fairy wire wrapped Jewellery. The materials menu on the site will give a little more information on the types of metal and their individual properties.
Purist wire wrapping means that no solder or glue may be used in the creation of a piece of jewellery.
Variations of these techniques were used by the Vikings in the 10th Century AD, and have been used by many other civilisations throughout the years.
