There’s something grounding about working with metal and stone. Hours slip by at the bench and with them the noise of the outside world. What remains is rhythm: design, file, sand, cut, sketch, engrave, breathe. This slow, deliberate pace has shaped every piece in this new release. Objet d’Art IV is, at its heart, a small meditation on time - how we hold it, how we lose it and how we choose to see it.
This collection came together almost subconsciously. I found myself returning to hourglasses, stars, ancient vessels, symbols that anchor us in moments of reflection. Each pendant carries its own quiet philosophy expressed through hand engraving and the rare stones tucked into their settings.
The Tempus Series feels like a chapter I’ve been building towards slowly, almost without realising it. I’ve been self-taught for most of my career, shaping my craft through trial, curiosity and a great deal of time at the bench. As I approach my twelfth year, I’ve been reflecting on the hours poured into this work and how each one has shaped what I can create now. Earlier this year I travelled to Kansas to study decorative diamond setting, stepping deliberately into a new stage of learning. These Tempus pieces are the first to use that specialised technique. Pink sapphire, clear lab-grown diamond and rare purple sapphire flow within tiny engraved hourglasses suspended in geometric shapes. Each pendant is a reminder of time’s delicacy and of how growth often happens quietly over years. They are amulets of transition, keepsakes for whatever season comes next.
Alongside them sits a personal favourite: the Chalice and Salt & Pepper Diamond Eye pendant. Its salt and pepper diamond carries an inclusion shaped like a pupil, completely natural and completely unrepeatable. The chalice, the tears and the eye above it form a gentle reminder to see life “glass half full”, even when things feel heavy. These small engravings become narrative, hope tucked into metal.
This rediscovered antique heart-shaped perfume bottle, now engraved as Twilight Reverie, continues the theme of time and transition. Its bird in flight set against a star-speckled sky captures the magic of the liminal hour between day and night. It’s a vessel of intimacy and imagination: a miniature perfume bottle, a keeper of secrets, a charm for those who value symbolism and utility.
Among these more intricate pieces sit the Latin motto nails, subtle and unisex, designed to feel almost private. Each one carries a phrase known only to its wearer - unless, of course, they find themselves in the company of someone fluent in Latin. They act as subtle totems of protection and quiet reminders worn close to the body. These nails honour the idea that not all symbolism needs to be visible; sometimes the most powerful messages are the ones held quietly.
This drop is for the collectors who love meaning woven into metal, who reach for objects that feel like companions rather than accessories. Each piece is one of one, completed in the studio with the same slow, careful attention that shaped the others before it. Time is the thread tying them together: how we honour it, how we carry it and how it shapes the way we see ourselves.
Thank you, as always, for supporting the work and for giving these pieces their next chapter. I hope they accompany you into the new year with perspective, presence and a touch of wonder.