News and information regarding Hammer & Hand Bangalow.

We had two very popular one day Jewellery Making Workshops in June & July at Hammer & Hand. The Make my own Ring workshop was especially cool – well, check yourself what participants said about them:

I had such a good day at the workshop , very relaxed, great tuition and so awesome to leave with a ring that I am very proud of!

Thanks again and I look forward to my next step into the world of silversmithing! I am very interested in the 7 day course.

Thanks so much for an awesome day. I’m chomping at the bit to get started on my new hobby!!

I had such a great time. I would love to pursue making the rings again and practicing making more! 

Here are some of the awesome creations made by the students during the day:

NOW – with such an interest in the Northern Rivers in learning true metal smithing Hammer & Hand will be running more one day workshops.

27 August (Sat) – Make your own ring – 1 seat left!

4 Sept (Sun) – Make your own Pendant – learn bezel setting!

18 Sept (Sat) – Make your own ring

We are also currently planing a 7 day workshop “Basics in Metal Smithing” stretched over several weekends in September / October, so stay tuned!

If you are urging for any date please contact mail@hauteboheme.com for details as we have only 3 seats per workshop and we want to plan you in!

We are looking for a Jewellery Maker/MetalSmith to join our Byron Bay Collective.

If you are an enthusiastic Jewellery maker or Metalsmith and would like to be a part of Hammer and Hand,

we would like to hear from you !

Please phone Bruce on 0409 960614

JewelleryMaker/MetalSmith

Bowl of Roses

Lemons

Autumn Roses

Country Road

Pear

Passionfruit Leaf 1

Oranges

Summer Tree 2

Summer Tree 1

Summer Tree 3

Walking Home I Found a Leaf 1

Walking Home I Found a Leaf 2

In the Garden 4

Apples

Passionfruit leaf 2

Bouquet of Roses.

Roses With Silver Leaf

Bouquet of Roses.

Art Nouveau Roses.

Silver boat with wax master

Sandcast Silver Boat

Sandcast Silver Boat pendant with Lab-grown Sapphire and a fabricated ring with a lab-grown synthetic Ruby

Over the last few weeks I have been getting back to doing more sand casting.., and am now  learning, (on YouTube) wax carving techniques to produce low-relief masters specifically for this sand casting process.

Couple of things here.. The Cage in the Prison, one without a floor , the other an open door. 

About the “SELF” we build from birth, by first experiencing, then judging, then forming an opinion 

and identifying with that … holding it to be the truth of us .. This sense of SELF  can prevent us from

experiencing the moment directly.. Whereas .. it is an illusion, has no foundation and so cannot hold us.

(a useful tool though.. but to be put down upon completion of a task)

PARADE

PARADE

The “Wheeled Wheel” Takes this thought further and describes how we carry the idea of “Self as Journey” 

and perpetuate it.

I have been thinking about Schrodinger’s Cat and what Bruce Lee said about Flowing Like Water… How water will take the shape of anything.. like a Tea Pot  or a glass, yet still remain water.. These two thoughts connect in the mind …. are we a river or a tea cup ? .. in a universe of water is there water..?   Musing on emptiness.. running on empty .. It’s how we roll !

“Tip-Toe Through the Tulips”Mechanism for Kinetic Sculpture

This little guy is a Romantic, let loose with a Ukulele (Or is that  an  Ukulele with the Hawaiian pronunciation ? .. both I recon because being a proper pedant about it is just silly) … ANYHOW ! … Click on the link to see the little fellow on Youtube .. CLICK HERE