Sea Urchins for Street Urchins

GHOST URCHIN

Hot sand, bright sunlight, bone-dry drift wood

Ghost Urchin Collar

Ghost Urchin Ring

NIGHT URCHIN

Dark pools, reflected moonlight, cool water

Night Urchin Collar

Night Urchin Ring

wiki sez: "In old theater, urchin was a common name for an elf or fairy that took on a prickly appearance."

I'm feeling like a bit of a prickly elf, so you may see me sporting one or two of these pieces at the Kills gig tonight!

Dinosaur Jeweller

patterns from made by the shadows of the left over flat-pack

layers of flat pack-would make an interesting print for fabric

instructions

And this is the flat-pack balsa beast, found in a charity shop this weekend. I remember mithering for a "really cool" dinosaur magazine as a kid, with parts included week by week to BUILD YOUR OWN GLOW IN THE DARK DINOSAUR!!!!!!! Unfortunately missed a couple of issues so never completed a T-Rex of my very own...until now!

Jade Mellor Jewellery now available in top Welsh Gallery!

carnelian pairing

Red Carnelian Ring

Grey and white with carnelian inclusions

A collection of my rings is now available in Oriel Mostyn's fab shop!

PETRIFIED! New Collection

If you're a creationist, look away now.

If not, here is my new collection of Darwinian jewellery.

"A Fossil is a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism that has lived in a past geologic age." I have cast these pieces from a real fossil, mimicking the process where it was originally transformed from organic matter into stone.

Occasionally Pyrite was the mineral that replaced the organic creature during fossilisation making a (fool's) gold fossil like this one;

Ooooooh!

Fossil Ring with silver band, pyrite inclusions and diamond centre.

Pendant

Earrings with silver post and a diamond centre

White version pendant

White Fossil ring

Cufflinks

Bangle

Adventures!

I will be away on some American adventures until 23rd March-see you when I get back!

Elixir (Moon Rabbit)

On my research trips to Manchester Museum I normally zoom straight to the fabulous mineral collection, the Egyptian artefacts or pay a quick visit to bizarre Jim Henson-esque exotic furry little mammals.

On my last trip there I also popped into the China Exhibition "Journey to the East". In one of the cabinets I spied a small round plaque with a rabbit shaped fellow and a big mixing pot.

This was the Moon Rabbit, also known as the Jade Rabbit.

In Chinese folklore the markings on the moon which appeared as the silhouette of a rabbit or hare were the companion for Moon Goddess Chang'e, mixing the Elixir of life/immortality for her. There are many more wonderful tales from different cultures about this moon rabbit and how it ended up in the sky, but this one in particular really spoke to me (as another Jade rabbit, mixing potions in her workshop). So these are the first pictures of my new collection inspired by this hardworking little luna lapin.

Moon rabbit Medallion

Elixir Brooch

Elixir Brooches

Blue skies and green grass

Today was the first slice of sunshine I have seen in Manchester for a loooong time. So here is some new work in colours that beckon the freshness of green grass and bright blue skies

Light Blue Hewn rings with glass beading and Swaravski crystal

Hewn rings with opal

Green Hewn rings with copper glass beading, pyrite and quartz

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I also saw these colours in America last year, on a tour of the Governor's Mansion in Colonial Williamsburg.

the Bright Blue Ballroom

"The Ballroom of the Governor's Palace was said to be one of the finest rooms in Williamsburg. Portraits of Royalty hang from the brightly painted walls. In this room the elite of society would gather to celebrate special occasions with music and dancing."

the Supper Room

"The supper room was used by hosts and guests after an evening of dancing. The guests would retire to the Supper room and await the evening's close." After an evening of dancing nowadays, I think the closest thing to a "Supper Room" for most people would be the takeaway shop on the way home.