I actually hear this quite a lot after I’ve finished forging handles on my chopping boards/cheese boards/food platters ! Sometimes they take me days to make, which don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love making. I explain to customers the length it usually starts off at and how I heat it up and bash it […]
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‘Past to Present’ Exhibition
Goldsmith’s Gallery, San Remo, Victoria I never knew it but there are many similarities between jewellers and blacksmiths. End of April saw an amazing weekend away in San Remo, Victoria, at the Opening of the ‘Past to Present’ Exhibition. It presented a retrospective jewellery exhibition featuring Bronwyn Pratt (owner) and 12 other invited Australian […]
Drill Hall Piece – Guarded Relics͛
In December 2013, Sue Tilley and her husband, Brett, bought the old Drill Hall in North Ward, and started the huge task of repairing and restoring the old place, with a vision to transform it from a termite eaten ruin, to a trendy gallery, sculpture garden, office and home. The process took over 18 months, and was labour […]