WESTie Wednesday - featuring Dawn M Teasdale Jewellery Design!

Welcome to WESTie Wednesday, where each week we get to know a proud WEST member and their Etsy shop! This week, we're learning about Dawn and her Etsy shop DawnMTeasdale!

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“I took my first jewellery making class about twenty years ago and I was immediately hooked - I really love the tradition behind the goldsmith’s art. I work primarily with traditional tools - hammers and anvil, file, saw - and of course fire - with a few modern tools thrown in for good measure. There really are almost limitless possibilities working with metal - it’s akin to alchemy to take a raw material and make a finished object you can hold in your hand out of it - it really fires up my imagination! I currently use a lot of texture and patinas to add detail to m work, and recently I’ve started working more with gemstones as one way of incorporating colour into my work - so expect to see a lot more of that in the Etsy shop very soon. As an extension of that, I'm studying to be come a gemologist. I’m also a lifelong beachcomber/collector of found objects, so I’m working on some ideas to incorporate some of my found treasures into my work. I have a small home studio where I do most of my work. I try very hard to source raw materials that contain recycled metals and/or materials that have been sustainably and ethically mined. I also use environmentally safe materials and techniques in my studio where ever possible to minimize environmental impacts."

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"I sell hand made jewellery made out of sterling silver. My work is contemporary and classic - with a nod to what’s on trend - you could say it's understated,relaxed and easy to wear - I like to think that it is the kind of jewellery that you can wear everyday - so it’s more about investing in a piece of jewellery that you will want to wear for years to come. I think it appeals to women who are really comfortable in their own skin and who are very confident about their own style."

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