I have made Jewellery for Princes , Presidents , Prime Ministers and Premiers . I do everything by myself .... Designing , Creating and Manufacturing all my own Silver and Gold Jewellery ; which I have been doing for over twenty years. For me making jewellery is like creating a small sculpture . Everything I produce is finished to a very high standard and quality finish / polish . I am from a fami
ly of Artists , Painters , Potters and Stained Glass Artisans ; my Great Grandfather , Grandfather and Uncles are represented in Art gallery's around Australia . I trained in Art Education , teaching in High Schools in Western Australia . I originally worked in the fields of Painting , Pottery and Serigraphy , I then moved into creating jewellery , designing and manufacturing my own unique pieces . I take pride in my original designs and quality workmanship . All the jewellery I produces is created in my workshop in Fremantle using only the purest gold and silver , which I alloy myself . If you want to see how I make my Jewellery , you can watch me on my YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/ijewellery?feature=mhee .... I will be uploading more in the near future . Below are some of the Government and Business Commissions I have done over the years. Cuff Links presented to His Royal Highness Prince Philip on his 90th Birthday . Gold Cuff Links for Rio Tinto presented to the Chinese President Hu Jintao . Pendants to be presented to the USA President Obamas daughters . The Coat of Arms of Australia , Cuff Links and Lapel Pins for the Prime Minister of Australia’s Department . Cuff Links for the Prime Minister of Australia’s Department . Cuff Links for the Governor-General Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC . Cuff Links for the Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith . Cufflinks for the Australian Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley . Cuff Links of The Coat of Arms of Western Australia for the Western Australian Premiers Department . Cuff Links , Pendants , Brooches and Letter Openers for the Western Australian Premiers Department . Cuff Links of the WA Parliament House Crest for the Western Australian Parliament House . Swan Kangaroo and Koala Cuff Links for the Perth Mint . Cuff Links for Mining Company Rio Tinto for corporate functions . Cuff Links presented to the Head of Mitsubishi in Japan . Cuff Links presented to the Head of Nippon Steel in Japan . Elephants , Frogs and Dragonfly’s for the Perth Zoo Elephant and Baby,
Sea Lions and Penguins for Taronga Zoo . A badge honoring Dr Jane Goodall for Adelaide Zoo . A series of Panda designs , exclusively for Adelaide Zoo . A Cheetah for Canberra’s National Zoo and Aquarium . Seahorses , Leafy Sea Dragons for AQWA ( Aquarium of WA ) . A variety of flora and fauna for the Rottnest Island Authority . Bicycles for the Rottnest Island Authority . Badges for the University of Notre Dame . Kangaroos , Koalas , Monkey , Zebras , Leopards , and Giraffes for Melbourne Zoo . A Platypus for Healesville Sanctuary . Seals for Underwater World Mooloolaba . Blue Wrens for the Denmark Visitors Centre . Cuff Links and brooches for the WA Watercorporation
Pinnacle Designs for the Pinnacles Discovery Centre
Whale Designs for Albany Visitors Centre
To give you an idea of what I have to do to create a design , here is what I do ....
When I make a new design , I have to draw / design it , then either carve it in wax or cut it out of some silver plate .... this can take days and even weeks to create a design . After this , I have to sand and polish it ; I then make a silicon mould of the design ; placing it in the mould and make an impression in a special machine called a Vulcaniser . I then inject wax into the mould using another amazing machine called a Wax Injector , make up a wax tree , encase the wax in a special heat resistant plaster in a metal vessle , Place this in a Kiln and melt out the wax at 180 degrees , then bring the temp' up to 730 degrees ( over night ) wait around , drop the temp to 530 degrees wait three
hours . Then heat the metal to melting point , put tree vessel in another amazing / expensive machine Vacuum Casting Machine , pour it into the mould. After casting it , break down the investment , blast it off. place this in Acid for an hour . Then tumble this in some steel shot for an hour . Cut off the Sprue , with a Jewellers Saw . Sand the item through three grit stages , solder anything that needs to be attached . Polish it , through two compound stages . Package and Post it. And that is an abridged version ! Thanks for reading .... hope you like my work : )
Brett
