Crafts CouncilDirectoryBianca O’Neill Jewellery | Scottish Jeweller MakerThe Spent Collection from Bianca O'Neill JewelleryAboutThe Spent Collection explores the creation of realistic replicas of common objects, forever changed by their use - Each piece explores both shared values and unique perspectives.Bianca O’Neill Jewellery | Scottish Jeweller MakerGlasgow, ScotlandThe CAST DOUT - a realistic sterling silver cigarette end with partial 24k gold plating and oxidisation., Bianca O'NeillHaving been shamed over my choice to present a cigarette end for casting during my studies, the fateful sample hid away in a box for over 15 years. I decided to revisit the idea. Much like the rebeliousness smoking represented in years gone by, now looked upon differently in changing times, my relationship too, with the initial rejection I experienced has changed. Time has given it a nostalgia and softness. Following the overwhelming response to this piece, I have created a small batch of these realistic sterling silver cigarette end necklaces. To me, they are a physical manifestation of personal rebellion, growth, and self compassion.The Struck Pendant - a realistic, hand-fabricated, solid silver burnt matchstick pendant., Bianca O'NeillThe struck pendant is my response to considering summer. When I think of summer, I think of opportunity. I think of the ease and comfort of it, and can't help but compare it to the darker months. Summer is a moment that wants to be grasped, but it's so brief and fleeting, like the lifespan of an ignited match. The burnt matchstick represents how quickly these blessings are gone and a need to celebrate the summer of our life, while it is here. It reminds us to cultivate gratitude for the things we have, before they are gone, and to collect memories and to think of them often especially in order to sustain ourselves through bleaker times. This pendant realistic burnt match stick replica was created using recycled silver. The scrap silver and grain has been melted down to create the square wire they are constructed from, and the burnt end of the match is created through melting, shaping and reticulating the metal. This pendant can be purchased with or without an 18" belcher chain and comes in two finish options.The Spent Collection from Bianca O'Neill JewelleryAboutThe Spent Collection explores the creation of realistic replicas of common objects, forever changed by their use - Each piece explores both shared values and unique perspectives.Bianca O’Neill Jewellery | Scottish Jeweller MakerGlasgow, ScotlandThe CAST DOUT - a realistic sterling silver cigarette end with partial 24k gold plating and oxidisation., Bianca O'NeillHaving been shamed over my choice to present a cigarette end for casting during my studies, the fateful sample hid away in a box for over 15 years. I decided to revisit the idea. Much like the rebeliousness smoking represented in years gone by, now looked upon differently in changing times, my relationship too, with the initial rejection I experienced has changed. Time has given it a nostalgia and softness. Following the overwhelming response to this piece, I have created a small batch of these realistic sterling silver cigarette end necklaces. To me, they are a physical manifestation of personal rebellion, growth, and self compassion.The Struck Pendant - a realistic, hand-fabricated, solid silver burnt matchstick pendant., Bianca O'NeillThe struck pendant is my response to considering summer. When I think of summer, I think of opportunity. I think of the ease and comfort of it, and can't help but compare it to the darker months. Summer is a moment that wants to be grasped, but it's so brief and fleeting, like the lifespan of an ignited match. The burnt matchstick represents how quickly these blessings are gone and a need to celebrate the summer of our life, while it is here. It reminds us to cultivate gratitude for the things we have, before they are gone, and to collect memories and to think of them often especially in order to sustain ourselves through bleaker times. This pendant realistic burnt match stick replica was created using recycled silver. The scrap silver and grain has been melted down to create the square wire they are constructed from, and the burnt end of the match is created through melting, shaping and reticulating the metal. This pendant can be purchased with or without an 18" belcher chain and comes in two finish options.More from Bianca O’Neill Jewellery | Scottish Jeweller MakerProjectJewellery Collections | Explorations of man-made, utilitarian aesthetics, man-made urban environments and minimal, geometric translations.ProjectThe CORE Collection from Bianca O'Neill Jewellery