Niobium "Crystal Rock" Brooch Jewellery The niobium 'crystal' shapes were

The niobium 'crystal' shapes were chased and anodised to iridescent purples and blues and flush set into the silver

Hand crafted from silver and niobium

This drinking vessel was hand-raised

representing the cracks and craters found in rocks

The niobium 'crystal' shapes were chased and anodised to iridescent greens and blues and flush set into the silver

Niobium "Crystal Rock" Brooch Jewellery The niobium 'crystal' shapes wereThis imagined mineral specimen brooch was inspired by rocks I collected as a child, and specimens such as at The Natural History Museum. I have created a new, completely unique gemstone that takes crystal shapes (such as garnets) and rock textures (such as schist), and morphed them into a new, fun and almost celestial jewel. The colouring pushes the boundaries of reality on earth into something otherworldly. And the surrounding silver emulates its