Lifting Jewellery!

Love to lift? 

I love to lift. The heavier, the better.

You'll know that feeling. Sweating, shaking, having almost been beaten by the iron, you walk away victorious. You fought your own weakness and excuses. You showed up and did the work. No matter the numbers on the plates that you lifted, you won.

You know you're stronger than yesterday. 

I made this piece about that feeling. 

Buy it here.

Because no matter your level of competition, you are always lifting against yourself. It's about what's going on on the inside.

The blacksmith shapes hot metal with hammers on an anvil. I use these tools in my jewellery work to shape my metal, and it is like what we do with our bodies and minds in the gym. Hard work, heat and a certain amount of pain are the tools we use to shape our bodies into the vehicles we want to live in. 

This pendant is based on a barbell weight plate. 3D printed in stainless steel, it features the words "INNER STRENGTH" and a barbell on the front, and my insignia of an anvil and two jewellers' hammers on the back. The cord is durable rubber, and the adjustable length toggle and crimps are sterling silver. 

As it's costly and time consuming to get these made, and I need to wait for the stainless steel to ship from the US, at this stage I have a very limited amount of Inner Strength necklaces on hand. The best way to get them is to pre-order from my Etsy shop.  If you get your order in before the 20th of November I will be able to get it you in time for Christmas.

Making jewellery is my home-based business. Besides helping to support my family, it's how I fund the costs that come with competing at a high level in a minority sport that receives little or no government funding. By purchasing this necklace you are helping me chase my physical limits on the international stage.