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Honeybee Pendant Commission
Recently I was asked to create a Bee Pendant, by a lovely lady, for her granddaughter who is currently studying Bees at doctorate level in University.
Starting to sketch the initial idea, I knew I needed to be very exact in my creation, so I kept as faithfully as possible to a photo I picked of a beautiful honey bee.
After receiving the stamp of approval for my design I got to work in the studio.
I wanted it to be more 3d than 2d, but not too bulky that would make it difficult to wear. So I started with cutting the body shape out of sterling silver, shaped it with files, saw and sandpiper.
I decided a mix of 14ct gold and silver would look well. Next I carved it's legs from gold. They were so fiddly and delicate. The eye and the pincers were also gold.
A bee has beautiful translucent double wings, so I just made simple outline wire ones, as the piece was too small to create anything complicated.
The challenge with so many solder joints in such a small space but with a lot of patience and taking my tim, it all came together beautifully and I was very happy with the outcome. I counted 25 solder joints on the whole piece.
The student was really delighted loved her new piece of bespoke jewellery and she was very happy with the anatomical detail.
An heirloom to pass down to her children in years to come.
Hi Elena,
Just emailing to say thank you for the beautiful honeybee necklace. My granny asked you to make it for me for my 23rd birthday as I had just started my PhD into researching native bees in Ireland in October gone. The detail of the honeybee is lovely (and morphologically accurate!), I absolutely love it (I almost too afraid to wear it - for special occasions only).
Thank you so much again!!
M
If you would like to begin creating your special piece you can get in touch and I am happy to help! You can see more pieces that I have recently commissioned here or browse through the commission gallery for some inspiration!
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