Work in progress for a new collection

It has taken me almost 2 years to sink my hands into creating new one of a kind pieces for a collection. They're made or will be made specifically with antique mother of pearl(MOP) game tokens that look like coins, found from my many trips to bric-a-brac/antique markets around Paris. They all come with patterns that were hand carved lightly on the surface for decorative purposes – mostly of motifs derived from nature such like flowers, birds etc. I hope not too tear away too much of it's charm but instead putting them in a much treasured context which we can carry around with us as body adornments to boot!

Here's a pic of the actual token and the first pair of earrings I'd made out of them. I hope to oxidise the silver when the whole collection is finalised.

Newbies!

Some, few... new pieces soon to be in my shop.

Come hither Miners Lettuce - June

I don't think it's all that unusual for a jeweler to not be donned in his or her own jewelry or any at all, as I am one of those kind. Though an avid collector indeed I am... Oh yes, if you're good perhaps one day I'll do a show and tell.

But here's an insight to one which I may be collecting from very soon by Johnny Nino – a teacher of metal sculpture by day and a jeweler by night. Everything is hand fabricated from scratch with attention to detail and care needless to say; from the jewelry down to the boxes in which they come in, individually hand crafted from reclaimed wood. Other found materials are sometimes used... from pebbles, Ostrich egg to walnut shells etc! All very sleek, sexy, yet organic and above all eco-friendly.

For more info check these links below, better still get yourself a JN!:
shop >> www.johnnyninos.etsy.com
album >> www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyninos
interview >> www.eco-friendly-fashion.com/interview-with-johnny-ninos.html