FRANCES STACHL JEWELLERY
Made in Aotearoa
Mostly silver. Often oxidised.
Sometimes gold. Occasionally, with organic elements.
Kia ora, I’m Frances. I make jewellery in Whanganui, in my workshop ‘A Place for Hammers’.
Jewellery is how I make sense of things. Each piece begins with a shape, a material, or an idea — sometimes personal, sometimes shared. Some are made in multiples. Others are made just once, as commissions.
You can find my work here in the shop, or in galleries around Aotearoa.
What I’ve made lately
All of my work is made in small numbers. Just a few at a time, depending on what I’m making.
Little stormy rain cloud earrings.
Dimensions
90mm long total length including hook (approximately)
Materials
Oxidised sterling silver, fresh water pearls.
Care instructions
Avoid contact with chemicals (such as perfumes)
Wipe gently with a damp cloth if cleaning is required
Made for those who use their waha, and for those who are still finding their voice.
The first pair of these was made for a friend who saw the prototype for them on my workshop wall and said ‘ooo, I like that waha!’. That little nudge was what I needed to take them off the wall and make them on of my regular production works.
Dimensions
50mm long total length including hook (approximately)
50mm across at widest point (approximately)
Materials
Sterling silver
Care instructions
Avoid contact with chemicals (such as perfumes)
Wipe gently with a damp cloth if cleaning is required
Originally hand cut from an old ten cent coin these earrings are cast in sterling silver and then have golden eyes added before polishing.
My use of this coin seeks to reclaim iconography and remove it from the setting of currency.
This ten cent coin design first circulated in 1967, engraved by English born Reginald George James Berry.
Dimensions
38mm long total length including hook (approximately)
Materials
Sterling silver, 24 karat gold
Care instructions
Avoid contact with chemicals (such as perfumes)
Wipe gently with a damp cloth if cleaning is required
Ridged fine silver waha pendant on sterling silver chain.
Dimensions
Pendant dimensions 32mm x 25mm (these are individually made by hand and some dimensions may vary, but will be no smaller than the measurements stated.)
Chain measurement 46 / 60cm long
Materials
Fine silver pendant, manufactured sterling silver chain.
Care instructions
Avoid contact with chemicals (such as perfumes)
Wipe gently with a damp cloth if cleaning is required
Commission work
From time to time, I work on custom pieces, often using heirloom materials, or shaped by a specific memory or idea.
If you’d like to talk about something, feel free to get in touch.
@francesstachl
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