Nic Bladen's exquisite botanical jewellery "depicts his meanderings in the Kalk Bay mountains, drawing on the beautiful indigenous flora known as fynbos (fine or delicate shrubbery)". This is what the eye of an artist, the hands of a sculptor and the background of precision dental technology inspired by Africa brings us!
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| Agapanthus Earrings |
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| Polygala Earrings |
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| West African Stars Earrings |
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| Neckpiece with Five Butterfly Orchids |
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| Silver Fynbos Diamond Earrings |
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| Seedpod Stud Earrings |
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| Butterfly Orchid Wristpiece |
Nic also makes the most incredible casts of flowers & plants in silver and bronze titled 'Botanical Studies in Precious Metals'. "Using the principles of the lost wax casting technique, Nic experiments and pushes his own limits in order to cast impossibly delicate flowers. This fragility is juxtaposed with the extraordinary internal structure and strength of these pieces".
