ABOUT JAYN GARDNER
 
A smith for over thirty years, her initial contact with smithing was a summer job working
for a silversnith in Rockport Massachusetts where she did mostly filing. sanding. and
polishing on hollow-ware and jewelry, she fell in love with the medium. She later lived and worked in the Republic of Ireland where she obtained her own registered Hallmark from Dublin Castle, {the goverment}. Jayn welcoms custom work and will do designs without stones or arround the customers stones or stones from her own colection. She particularly likes to do "one of a kind" Hand made wedding rings in gold or silver. Her newest thing is custom made dog tags for your best friend, with the dog's name {or cat's} name on one side and the phone number on the other side. Well crafted designer jewelry pieces are the antiques of the future.
 

 CHASING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST METHODS OF PUTTING DESIGNS ON THE SURFACE OF STERLING SILVER SINCE THE SILVER WILL STRETCH THE END RESULTS IS A THREE DIMENTIONAL FISH WITH GILLS AND FINS
 
     

 

THE FINISHED FISH PIN

 

HERE WE SEE JAYN WITH HAMMER AND CHASING TOOL CHASING THE DESIGNS INTO THE FISH
 
     

 

 
 

 JAYN FIRST CUTS OUT THE FISH FROM STERLING SHEET USING A FINE JEWELERS SAW

 FINALLY THE PIN BACK IS SOLDERED IN PLACE BEFORE POLISHING
 

See more of my work for sale at www.local-colors.org

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  CLICK HERE See some of the many stones available to have jewelry designed around.    CLICK HERE See some of the wonderful beads on which your designer jewelry can be hung.
     
 

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