#romangreyware

[thecreakingdoor]

Creating Roman Greyware beads again, this time slightly smaller so they balance with the Roman glass beads I’ve found. Roman glass beads are fascinating as many come from Afghanistan where the Romans traded along the Silk Road 2000 years ago. There is so much excess glass from excavations that local artisans carve amazing beads from surplus supplies rather than them be thrown away. Here I’ve taken two green glass pieces of similar size and stacked them with rustic pewter discs, Greyware beads and rough tumbled red garnets. Assembled on oxidised sterling silver which has been hammered for strength. . . . #rusticearrings #romanearrings #romanbeadearrings #greyware #romangreyware #pottershardjewellery #potteryearrings #upcycling #reclaimedjewelry #artefacts #assemblageart (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLr3LFShBk-/?igshid=194j29kam95df

[thecreakingdoor]

My Roman glass collection has expanded and now includes some larger beads to go with the Roman Greyware pottery beads and clay pipe stem beads I upcycled from recent field walk finds. This glass was also upcycled from archaeological sites where excess material is dug up during excavations and turned into beads. It’s amazing to be working with something originally created by hand nearly 2000 years ago. . . . #romanglass #romanglassjewelry #greyware #romangreyware #fieldwalking #lostobjects #upcycling #ancientmaterials #lincolnshire #romanglassearrings (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpJgm4hk4E/?igshid=w1r5b1ekiurx

[thecreakingdoor]

Finally had a chance to list those found object earrings I made in the week with the Roman Greyware beads I upcycled from pottery shards and the clay pipe stem pieces. There’s something quite rustic about them and I was lucky to find two similar mermaid tear seaglass pieces to match. They’re made with sterling silver which I’ve oxidised and hammered for a primitive look and finished them with rough tumbled red garnets. . . . #romangrey #romangreyware #greyware #greywarepottery #potteryshards #potterybeads #claybeads #foundobjects #foundobjectjewelry #redgarnets #pipestems #claypipestems #seaglass #mermaidtears #rusticearrings #primitivejewelry (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkF3lcB_q6/?igshid=14yns5rh51j43

[thecreakingdoor]

Experimenting with making beads from Roman Greyware pottery. I find lots of Roman Greyware shards in our garden while digging and around the field edges on my dog walks. It’s the most common type of Roman pottery made in many different places in Britain. I mainly find the sides of cooking pots and it was nice to find this flat piece I could work with possibly from a plate. It dates from around the 1st and 2nd centuries AD but in some places continued to be used until the 4th century. I’m thinking these repurposed beads would pair nicely with repurposed Roman glass to make a rustic bracelet or necklace. . . . #greyware #romangreyware #romangrey #romanpottery #britishpottery #upcycledplates #potterybeads #upcycledpottery #potteryshards #potteryshardjewellery #lincolnshire #romanremains #romanlincoln #lincolnshire #madeinlincolnshire #archaeology #scavenger (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZf3hmBjUU/?igshid=gqcaery6hiu7