Went to see the "Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards" exhibition today at the beautiful Goldsmiths' Hall....my entry didn't win this time but it was nice to see they had chosen to exhibit it anyway. My entry is below. I was impressed with so many of the entries, but wish I had found time to enter a few other catagories...that's the trouble with a January deadline. It's the dreaded tax time!

The brief was to find an innovative way of using coloured gemstones, yet in a wearable way. My concept 'Lovelocked' was inspired by the locking mechanism of a beautiful Victorian combination lock. To fasten the bracelet you place the 'key' in the barrel (on one end of the chain) & rotate the three central sections, essentially scrambling the gemstones into a random pattern. Once the three rubies are back into alignment the key will release and the bracelet can be removed.