Sterling silver barnacle gemstone studs

Natural iolite gemstones
Sterling silver settings, posts and scroll backs
Hand-carved wax design made by lost-wax casting

A ring of small barnacles gives these iolite studs a setting with personality. Silver frames the gemstone without smoothing away the irregular coastal detail that runs through Jo’s work.

AvailableShop with the maker£95 Purchase directly from Rockpool Jewellery

THE HANDS BEHIND THE PIECE

Rockpool Jewellery
Whitley Bay, UK

Jo makes Rockpool Jewellery in Whitley Bay, taking the nearby sea as her starting point. Carved wax and lost-wax casting give her silver and gold pieces their distinctive surfaces. Barnacles appear throughout the work: small, irregular forms that become a way of celebrating the character we acquire through life.

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MADE JUST FOR YOU

Bespoke commissions

Jo offers adaptations of her collection designs and fully bespoke jewellery. Discuss a personal engraving, a different gemstone or an entirely new piece, with design and pricing agreed directly with her.

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