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Hand made, nature inspired, precious metal jewellery. Jen studied in both Auckland at Workshop 6, and in Brisbane at the Goldsmiths School.

Jen Banks was a city girl who needed too get out of town as often as possible; then 10 years ago she met a city boy who felt the same. They’d both lived in many cities and in several countries between them, when their need too escape the congestion and social disconnectedness of city life led them to find a relaxed and friendly town on the north coast of New South Wales. Jen has loved jewellery an

d anything to do with the arts since she can remember, but it wasn’t until 2002 that she discovered the thrill of working with precious metal. A weekend class to ‘make a ring’ was the beginning of a passion to continually learn new techniques and increase her skill in creating stunning, wearable impressions of the world around her. Being a member of the Jewellery and Metal Collective ‘Hammer and Hand’ in the Arts and Industry Park in Byron Bay allows her to work closely with others who share her work and life ethic. Jen finds her inspiration in the world around her – anything from a mossy branch to a window frame can start her creative cogs whirling. Nature is always original, as is each and every piece Jen creates. No two pieces or even two earrings in a pair are exactly the same - the jewellery technique ‘piercing’ - using a tiny saw to cut out shapes - is one that plays a major part in the creation of many of her pieces. It is often assumed that her pieces are laser cut, but it is working by hand from scratch and creating an original piece, that for her is being true to herself and those who buy her work. Re- and up-cycling is very important to Jen and she sources all her metal from an Australian firm who manufacture their metal solely from recycled materials on new machinery that uses significantly less chemicals and water - which itself is recycled and none reaches the waterways.

20/03/2026

Autumn coloured stacking rings. Definitely giving crisp mornings, russet, deep gold and cinnamon crunching under foot, wood fires and mulled wine vibes. Delicious.
Individually or together, these will look amazing with your hot chocolate and cardi.

27/02/2026

Green, orange, and blue - foliage, sunflowers, and the sky; or perhaps frogs, butterflies and cornflowers. Or, in this (gorgeous) case, tourmaline, citrine and kyanite.

Coincidentally I'm wearing exactly those colours today! As solitaires or stackers, these rings will definitely bring a smile to your heart.

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23/01/2026

Stacker Set Friday!

Whenever I'm between projects and not quite sure what to make next, I'll reach for my stone stash and start putting shapes and colours together.

Today's play created this little group - blue-green tourmaline (rose cut), salmon-pink tourmaline (sugar loaf cut), and a lilac quartz (rose cut). All set in sterling silver on 2mm square sterling silver bands.

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09/01/2026

Sea urchins and jellyfish. So gorgeous, but these ones won't spike or sting you - just bring you joy and enable you to take your love of the ocean with you wherever you go.

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Tourmaline, lab sapphire, kyanite, aquamarine and moonstone shown here. 💚💙🩵

19/12/2025

Beautiful Australian native seed pods earrings - melicope, eucalyptus and grevillea.
Perfect for every outfit and occasion. Dainty, pretty and guaranteed to get attention.

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12/12/2025

The tale of two awkward stones.
Sit comfortably, make yourself a cup of tea, and please enjoy this story of two awkward stones 😬
I've had both these stones for many moons; I really don't remember where I got the white (quartz of some kind I'm assuming) one from; and the elongated jellybean-like opal was part payment by a local fossicker for setting another opal of his.
The quartz is of a shape that I don't use a lot in my work, but I really like its colours and inclusions - it's really interesting, so I wanted to do something with it, but what?
The opal - oh it's beautiful deep, deep midnight blue with dark purple flashes is gorgeous, but an unusual shape...what might it become?
A couple of years ago I had an idea and turned the opal into a pendant with a light and dark topaz for company (see last slide). It didn't sell and I wondered out loud to my partner that it was still on the shelf....and then he pointed out that it looked rather like...well, I'll let you decide. So it came down off the shelf and back into my container of unfinished pieces. And there it sat, until recently ,when I was having a play around with all my awkward bits and bobs, and the quartz and opal landed next to each other.
Unfortunately the opal has a tiny, tiny chip now and is priced accordingly, but I really like my new piece - The Awkward Ring 😍

09/12/2025

A lovely commission of claw-set, rose cut lavender quartz hoop earrings. I love that Kate wanted sturdy hoops for the dainty quartz to dangle from. 🩷

Lavender quartz is a rare, pastel-purple variety of macrocrystalline quartz. It gets its soft color from trace amounts of titanium or manganese. Primarily sourced from a single mine in Brazil, it is associated with love, healing, and self-esteem.

Perfect for Kate 🩷🩷🩷

21/11/2025

Nature lovers stacker set 💚
Together or alone, these three rings are a homage to nature - my large sea foam ring, an intricate tea tree ring, and a love-hearts shaped melicope ring.
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14/11/2025

Love, friendship, protection and passion - garnets have it all ❤️

A traditional birthstone for January, garnets are perfect for anyone, and come in a wide variety of colours - most commonly red, orange, yellow and green.

The name 'Garnet' is derived from the Latin word granatus, meaning "pomegranate," due to the color resembling pomegranate seeds.

I secured four of these gorgeous rose cut round stones from the amazing . I'm keeping this piece 🤭, but see the final slide to see the remaining three stones and let me know if you'd like me to create something special for you ❤️

07/11/2025

Dainty and pretty, these tanzanite coloured CZs peek out from the edge of this sand cast sterling silver ring. Beautifully modelled by my daughter 😊💜💜
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31/10/2025

Making sure no one misses out on their ginkgo fix this coming Christmas....yes, it's that time of year already!
The ginkgo tree with its beautiful, ancient leaves that change from brilliant, bright green to a divine, golden straw colour holds a special place in the hearts of many people. I love seeing the joy and softness that comes into people's faces when they see my collection 💚💛😊

23/10/2025

Gorgeous greens 💚💚💚

For all you lovers of green in all its glorious hues - forest, emerald, spring, olive, fern, hunter, apple, jade, sage, British racing, chartreuse...the list goes on for this verdant colour.

My wonderful daughter (yes, those are her real nails) is modelling this new confetti ring - cubic zirconias, and lab created emeralds sand cast in place in sterling silver - available now from

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