John Huddleston - Silversmith
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Salt casting - coral on a base
Salt casting - hare
Salt casting - nugget
Salt casting - atoll
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These castings are either exploiting the natural crevices within tufa rock - a limestone - or rock salt crystals that are refractory enough to withstand the heat of molten silver. Each one is unique. The names reflect what they remind me of - a 3D version of the ink spot test!
Coral on a ring base
Coral on a ring base
 
Coral
 
Nugget
Salt casting - nugget
 
Hare
Salt casting - hare
 
Atoll
This piece is a tufa cast which I then supplemented with a base and some blue transparent enamel.

 

 

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