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* Now, 8 tutorials totalling 285 pages and 847 photographs *

What you will find in our tutorials;
StudioHeath offers easy to follow, fun, 'no secrets kept' step-by-step jewelry making tutorials.

Our tutorials are intentionally written to include extensive details and photography. The photographs can be 'zoomed in' for that bird's eye view of every twist and turn of the wire, and together with the very detailed instructions, there are no questions left unanswered. Throughout each tutorial you will also find 'Special Notes' which contain extra tips and tricks learned and passed on to you by a seasoned wire-work jewelry maker.

Our tutorials are suitable for jewelry makers of all skill levels and we're happy to tell you that even our Tutorial 003 has been attempted by some brave new-to-wire jewelry makers, and with great success.

StudioHeath tutorials can be instantly downloaded via a link which is sent in an email to you at time of purchase. It is a fast and simple process and within a few minutes of your purchase 24/7, you will have your new tutorials saved to your computer where you can begin working with them right away.


A tutorial is born;
Our tutorials can take many weeks gestation before it's developed enough to be sent out on it's own.

It all starts with a kiss... erm.. a dream or concept of a piece of jewelry, followed by a series of sketches to get the piece down on paper where the ideas wont be forgotten. Many copper prototypes are then created or made in-part, to get the design right in it's wire form.

The 'tutorial piece' is then created at least twice using the gauges and profiles of wire intended for the tutorial and the third creation is usually for the photoshoot. Every step of the way through the creation of the tutorial piece is photographed which is a slow and tedious process. Often, hundreds of digital images are snapped, then uploaded to the computer where they are sorted for quality, angle and clarity before the best images are determined and pulled out of the mass of images, then made ready for the tutorial. This usually takes two or three days to complete.

Page layout and image placement is where the size of the tutorial really becomes apparant and after which, the writing finally begins. The writing stage for our tutorials can easily take a whole week. They are carefully scrutinized for any inconsistancies in format and are proof read all the way though no less than 3 times and most often more. They are edited and re-edited for spelling errors, indexing and cross referencing before Remy is happy to let the tutorials go. This stage requires a most concentrated effort for the longest time and a sigh of relief is always heard after this stage is complete.

This is the process that Remy goes through with each and every tutorial to ensure that you receive value for money when purchasing our tutorials.

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Jewelry Making could be for you, if . . .

  • you are a stay-at-home parent (SAHM or SAHD) and could do with some extra cash
  • you are a Senior School or UNI student looking for a way to bring in some income while you study
  • you just want to make jewelry for yourself and gifts for friends and relative
  • you want to get a little more serious and start your own small business and make money working from home

Jewelry making is creative and fun,.. and with our easy to follow tutorials, you'll be pleasantly surprised just how easy it really is.

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Remy's Jewelry

StudioHeath jewelry is handcrafted by jewelry designer / artist 'Remy' Heath. Each piece is created with the same degree of care that is given to writing our tutorials. Attention to detail, comfort and preciseness is always the goal for Remy when making her jewelry. We believe the element of perfectionism in Remy's personality comes out in her work despite her believing perfectionism is a frustrating and artistic repressing trait.

Remy uses precious gems, natural stones, pearls, opals, swarovski crystals, sterling and gold filled (rolled gold) wire and occasionally glass beads in her work.

Remy's jewelry can be found in our
Jewelry Store and also at Etsy Store .

 





Lampwork Beads Coming soon!


Here is a sample of Remy's beginner lampwork beads, just 22hrs torch-time in total. These were made in Sept '06, but Remy still hopes to find some time in between writing tutorials and making jewelry to play at the torch again soon. Unfortunately Remy's Bobcat torch has sat idle for almost 2 years so far.



Custom Order
Woven Sculpture Pendants

woven stirling silver, opals and pearls...woven stirling silver, lapis and labrodorite...woven stirling silver, opal and turquoise

Opals, pearls and faceted gems are embraced by intricately woven gold and silver, making these unusual pendants perfect for anyone looking for a piece that will definitely turn some heads. Ten to fourteen hours of work goes into creating each of these complex handcrafted pendants, resulting in a quality piece, each uniquely different to the next.

StudioHeath offers a custom order service. Whatever your needs, whether it be for a wedding, heirloom piece, special gift or simply to spoil yourself, you will be able to work closely with Remy to design a Woven Sculpture Pendant to your specifications.

Custom Order Enquires: Please use the Contact form and select 'Custom Order' in the appropriate field.




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What's New
Website Updates
Last update: Jul 22, 2008
We're currently updating our website at the moment, converting the code to XHTML and cleaning up any rubbish code. It's a huge task and you will see things like navigation links and pages looking a little whacky for a while as individual pages are recoded and the new code makes some very weird changes to how the pages look.

Eventually I know we'll be happy that we converted the code, but as we're right in the middle of the job, it's hard to see the light right now.

Content
We are also planning to including useful resources for beginner jewelry makers in the coming months.
Lessons added:
Bead Loop Dangle

Guestbook
Unfortunately our guestbook died a little while ago. When we researched why it just stopped working one day, we found out that the Viper Guestbook Project has become defunct and their website recommends that we uninstall all the script from the server :(. grrrr.

We will be installing another guestbook. soon. We believe your posts to the guestbook have reached the database however and hope to transfer these to the new one. Apologies for those who have signed the guestbook and have not seen their entry.


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Lampwork Beads
My studio is finally plumbed with Natural Gas. I still don't have a kiln to anneal my beads yet and I'm looking for a cheap one, so if you know where I can pick up a cheap one in Oz, please let me know.

Remy . . .

Here is one of my latest beads

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and without a kiln to anneal,.. here are my latest cabochons,lol.

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You can see more beads in my
Lampwork Journey







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Watercolours
Studio Heath no longer offers original watercolours for sale, however we hope to offer prints of selected artwork and photos in the future.

 



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