Silver Celtic Knot jewellery. This necklace was hand cut from a vintage French coin and finished with engravers chisels to accentuate the 3 dimensional effect of the scrollwork.
The Semeuse 5 Franc piece was minted in 0.835 silver from 1960 to 1969.
Mounted on a 45cm cord and gift boxed.
ABOUT MY WORK:
I use recycled materials and hand tools. Coins are either drilled and carved freehand, or for the more detailed pieces, a template is glued as a guide for the saw.
Some coin designs are beautiful in their own right and the cutting simply involves following the lines already there. For many of my designs though I use the coin as a canvas, superimposing a new image. I continue to push myself to create new and innovative pieces and try to push the limits of what I can achieve in terms of scale and detail.
There are many different inspirations and messages in popular my art. Key themes are around equality, justice, respect for each other and respect for our surroundings.
Because my work doesn't require any power I have a very compact and mobile workbench and have carved coins on mountains, beaches and next to rivers.
Product code: Silver Celtic Knot necklace, hand cut and carved popular vintage 5 Franc coin