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Seen from above, someone swims slowly through clear green water between golden rocks Sunlight drawing bright lines over sand in shallow water A wave breaking in warm evening light, its spray lit gold Close layers of dusty blue, cream and deep red, the colours of the inside of a shell

Madeslowly, by thesea.

Handmade jewellery & objects · Tasmania

01 / 04A slow swim in clear water.

Saltworks is a Tasmanian studio making jewellery and small objects by hand — carved in wax, cast in sterling silver, set with raw stones, finished one at a time.

A one-bench studio · Small batch · Nothing mass-produced

Wax to sterling

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    A shape in wax.

    Every piece starts as a shape carved by hand in wax. Slowly, over days rather than hours.

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    Cast in sterling silver.

    The wax gives way to metal. What comes out keeps every mark the hand left in it.

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    Set with raw stones.

    Sapphire, abalone. Uncut, as they were found — one glint per piece.

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    Finished one at a time.

    Filed, polished and numbered at the bench. Batch 03 · No. 4 of 6.

Small shells on rippled wet sand Light running like molten silver over sand under water Raw sapphire studs set in sterling silver, on a white shell The finished abalone ring in sterling silver

Batch 03 · On the bench now

Pieces, numbered.

Small batches mean small numbers. When a batch is gone it’s gone, and we say how many were made.

The sea through a wide opening worn in sandstone, sun glinting on the water

Of the coast

Salt water, shells, abalone, grey Tasmanian light.

The colours and the shapes come from the shoreline, not from a trend board.

The four things we always are

Handmade. Small batch. That’s the whole idea.

  1. 01

    Handmade

    Every mark on the work comes from a hand. The mark on this page too — drawn, not built.

  2. 02

    Small batch

    Limited is literal. When a batch is gone it’s gone, and we say how many were made.

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    Of the coast

    Salt water, shells, abalone, grey Tasmanian light. Facts about where things come from.

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    Quiet

    Few words, plain words, lots of space. The work does the talking.

Long hair drifting under water in soft blue light

Market day

Back at the market. New batch on the table.

Look for the pale linen cloth and the silver tags. Every piece on the table is one you can hold before it goes home with you.

Market days and the shop link are in the bio.

Market days on Instagram (opens in a new tab)

Caring for your piece

Silver darkens. That’s the metal, not a fault.

Polish with a soft cloth. Keep it dry and out of salt water when you can. Store it in its box.

@saltworks.objects

Where can I buy?
Market days and the shop link are in the bio.
What is it made of?
Sterling silver, cast from a shape carved in wax. Stones are raw: sapphire, abalone.
Will there be more?
Of that piece, no. Each batch is made once and numbered. Batch 04 is in the wax now.