Water brooch

One of the first pieces I ever made, and in my opinion, one of the nicest designs I've ever come up with. It was one of those things that just appear, fully formed, in your head. Like it was put there by someone. My teachers never liked that. They always wanted a 'design process'. On paper. Lightning bolt inspiration is not compatible with that. By the end of the couse I had developed a handy skill in working a completed design backwards into a random scribble. I'm sure it will come in handy someday....

The theme is Water which is what the main 'shield' part represents, with the god Posidon's trident used as a pin to hold it to the cloth. Some people interpret it as 'fire' (with the devils pitchfork) which I can see now, but it wasn't what I had in mind when I made it It currently belongs to my Mum.

Sterling Silver.