An amazing Craft

Ring making on Bali

One of the many Crafts someone could possibly stumble upon is the crafting of jewellery. Bali is a major producer of fashion jewellery and also inspires many current jewellery designs.

The utilization of small silver spots to create a pattern or beautiful texture is a Balinese specialty, as is the creation of extremely fine filigrane work. Because the heat must be precisely regulated to fuse the thin wire or silver spots to the underlying silver without damaning it, this is regarded as an extremely skilled method. Balinese art rarely uses casting techniques and is almost exclusively produced by hand.

Last week my other fellow students of Germany, Patricia and I tried a ring making workshop in Ulu Watu in Bali and it was an absolutely amazing experience! Of course, we took you with us and I’m about to give you some insights, so each of you might get an idea, what it takes to make jewellery, or in this case a ring.

1. So first you have to choose a ring from the samples the jewellery workshop has to offer.

2. Then you have to melt the silver. It takes a lot of footwork and also be careful not to burn yourself!

3. Then you bring the melted silver into the right shape through pouring it into a mold, cooling it down with water and hammer it to make it smooth.

4. Afterwards the formed piece is passed through a roller to bring it to the right size

5. Subsequently, the ring can be decorated with hammer strokes, signatures or stones and, depending on the model, is shaped or welded together.

6. Finally, the ring is still adjusted to the desired size and ready is the ring to wear!

So for everyone, who gets the chance to try and make a ring in Bali with Silver or Goldsmiths or whatever kind, try it! Make it for yourself, as a gift or as a beautiful memory and amazing experience!

If you want to see the Video of our process, follow this link.

Terima kasih and see you next time!

Love, Kristina