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Three arrowheads found and fabricated- cormorant beak, forged silver and seashell. Works in progress for “And the Abyss stared Back”, Leviathan exhibition, opening 6th of September. #arrowheads #found #fabricated #gathered #collected #cormorant #beak #forgedsilver #hammeredsilver #seashell #weapons #andtheabyssstaredback #leviathan #exhibition #contemporarycraft #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #contemporaryirishart #silversmith #silversmithing #stuartcairns #artist #maker #smith #sentbythesea #seadreaming #artifacts #dreamhunter

Max: You missed my badass self at the fair thing. I even dressed up.

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Max: But if it's the latter can I get under there, too?

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Day 10 of #tendaychallenge posting older works. Actually this will be the last one of this challenge series! Silver Organism series begun since 2001. Although I trained as a blacksmith, I had an opportunity to create something in silver. I was an artist in residence at Liverpool Hope University where amazing silversmith Chris Knight @chrisknight925applied used to teach and advised me to send a letter to Sheffield Assay Office for a possible sponsorship. I was given about 10kg(!) silver rods to kick start this series. The first image was my very first silver piece which became a part of Sheffield Assay collection. I can not thank enough for all of people supported this ridiculous idea. I hope you can see the difference between first five and the last five images. In My first two years, the design was all square spikes, but now I have more than 100 various component designs. #silverorganism #forgedsilver #tigwelding #silver999 #sheffieldassayoffice https://www.instagram.com/p/CITadguBnmP/?igshid=1rz6zp3kv315y

Latest from Botany Series; Bao Bab / Willow. We started this patinated bronze body last September. Since many design changes, head scratching moments, finally finished welding all the silver parts this Monday. I am celebrating with spaghetti Bolognese with red wine 🍷 Happy Friday 😆 #siliconbronze #finesilver #forgedsilver #botany #baobab #willow #tree #blackandwhite https://www.instagram.com/p/CBV5KOpJHW1/?igshid=1wuq7tbbwc97r

Starting on some leaves🍃, one wire at a time. #metalsmith #jewelrystudio #forgedandfabricated #forgedsilver #anvil #silversmith #chickswithhammers #oneofakindjewelry #hammertime #handmadeisbetter #shelljewelry #seashelljewelry #handmadejewelry #contemporaryjewelry #artjewelry #artisanjewelry #makersgonnamake #barbaraumbel #urchinjewel https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzVZFjBy5G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wharvowl2sgc