Our Process

The process of making ceramic jewellery begins with sketches on paper; a rough draft of what the finished product will look like.
 
The clay or porcelain is then evenly rolled out to the desired thinness.  Textures are used (the more detailed the better) to imprint the clay with an appealing design. 
 
The clay is then cut into shapes, holes are added, and edges are smoothed.  The clay is left to air dry completely. 
 
When the clay is bone dry, it is stacked, placed in the kiln and fired to 1180 degrees Celsius (~2160F).  After firing for several hours (typically 8 hours), the kiln must be adequately cooled (typically 6-8 hours) before the pieces can be removed to prevent cracking.  The pieces are then separated and sorted into groups for glazing.

Glazes are painted on three layers per glaze, to create an even colouring.  This means that the colours we use will never be used by anyone else as our combinations are unique to us. The pieces are fired once more at 1300 degrees Celsius (~2300F) in a single layer to prevent the items from fusing together.  After the second cooling process, we add gold lustre. Gold lustre is particles of 22K gold suspended in a liquid medium. When the pieces go through the firing process, the organic binder is burned off and what remains is pure gold that cannot be wiped off (we've tried).  Because people differ in their preferences, I use both white and yellow gold lustre, with an emphasis on yellow gold as our primary choice.   
 
The pieces are now ready to be made into jewellery by adding jewellery fixtures such as gold filled or sterling silver earring hooks or stainless steal posts. This part of the process is the most satisfying. I align all of the ceramic pieces together like a puzzle and begins assembling them with gold or silver jump rings. I also often add fun and trendy 18K gold plated attachments to give my jewelry a whimsical, trendy feel.