Hazel Thorn

  • Fractured Abstract

    This wonderful abstract brooch is by the Scottish designer Hazel Thorn.  It is made from silver and gilding-metal.  Gilding-metal is a high-copper brass alloy made from 95% Copper and 5% Zinc, which are fused together.   Firstly, Hazel fuses rods of the two metals (silver & gilding-metal) together side-by-side.  These are rolled out as one sheet,…