Sparks

Irresistible handcrafted jewellery combining gemstones, precious metals and fine textiles
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Welcome and enjoy... specialising in exquisite ribbon chokers, woven beadwork and metal clay originals

Today's Featured Items

$64 USD
Morning Dew woven bracelet - moonstone, fluorite, rose ..

$48 USD
Shehrazad earrings - sterling silver tassels

$86 USD
Fey Berry woven choker - smoky quartz, garnet & ..

$46 USD
Pyramid Coil earrings - Italian coral, turquoise and ..

$158 USD
Angelique ribbon choker - cotton lace & suede ribbon, ..

$72 USD
Eve earrings - Fine silver and Australian sapphire

$22 USD
Sea Berry earrings - sponge coral and sterling silver

$43 USD
Pyramid Coil earrings - Keishi cultured pearl, ..

$93 USD
Antoinette lace ribbon choker - garnet, freshwater ..

$105 USD
Amelie lace ribbon choker - Fine Silver and Mongolian ..

$76 USD
Fruits of the Forest woven bracelet - coral, sardonyx ..

$75 USD
POW! earrings - vintage Italian coral chips & sterling ..

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About Sparks

Our Service Pledge To You:
I individually hand make each piece and take great pleasure in the creative process. I strive to work with the best raw materials I can find and draw on suppliers from around the globe. My aim is to create exquisite jewellery, for you to cherish or to give as a unique gift.

I will do my best to respond to all orders or enquiries within 24 hours. Please note that I am based in Sydney, Australia, so time zone differences apply. If you wish to contact me, please use email.

If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss a custom order please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

About Us
Creating jewellery combines two of my passions - my love of beading and my fascination with gemstones.

My beaded creations are made primarily from gemstones and precious metals, including the extraordinary medium of metal clay (PMC & Art Clay). I mostly string and weave with silk thread, for its purity, strength and incomparable drape. I frequently combine gemstones and metals with fine textiles such as lace, silk, velvet, leather and suede. You will find this most evident in my range of textile chokers.

All gemstones and metals are cleansed prior to beginning work and on completion of each piece. Energetically speaking, you receive the jewellery as a blank slate. If you would like to know more about the process I use, or the properties of gemstones used in a particular piece, you are more than welcome to ask.

My inspirations are as fleeting and varied as the seasons, as I never know where the next creative spark will come from. Nature, colour and the raw materials I use often bring that spark to the fore, as does experimentation and the ongoing study of the jewellery craft.

My influences are drawn mostly from our vast creative histories - the Renaissance, Rococo and Art Nouveau, the ethnic crafts of Northern Africa, the Americas and Asia and the abstract visions of Art Masters Kandinsky, Klimt and Gaudi.

BIO

I was born and raised in London, to parents of very diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. Growing up in Chelsea, London's fashion district, I saw the likes of punk (70's) and pearls (80's) come and go. From an early age, I have been aware of people's need to express their own identity through clothing and accessories.

My passion for beading and making jewellery began at the tender age of six, when I would spend many hours stringing necklaces and making earrings for myself and my family. Over the years I have learned many different beading techniques. While studying fashion, I specialised in the application of beads to fabric and the exploration of jewelled apparel.

Later studies in multimedia technology (BSc) seemed initially a great departure from my craft background, but in recent years I have found these studies have provided me with a thorough grounding in colour theory, design technique and practical use of Internet technologies.

Frequent travelling brought me to Australia during my 20's and within weeks of arriving, I knew I had found my home. Some years later I returned permanently and now live in Sydney, Australia, with my husband Gary and our zesty four year old son, Rio.