This year has seen our care givers, nurses and doctors put their lives at risk around the world during this pandemic. I wanted to be able to show my gratitude to these amazing people and that is why I am taking part in the Hand Medal Project.
This is a global project that means I can use my skills as a jeweller.
“While we are all watching caregivers, nurses, and doctors giving all they can to our communities, risking their lives for us, we want to find a way to honor them. They should all get a medal, a votive offering given in gratitude or devotion.
At some point this crisis will end and there will be a moment when we can thank them for all they do. We propose to present as many health workers as we can with a medal based on a traditional ex-voto, also to mark the moment when we can see a future”
Jewellers across the world have come togerther and are making small medals in the shape of a hand that will be given out to hospital, care home and health centre staff to say “thank you” for everything they have done in this difficult year.
If you would like to find out more, click here and see jewellers around the world working on this project
I'm so excited to think that by the end of October, medals I have created will be in the hands of some of our fabulous healthcare staff. Each one will be stamped with my own unique number so I do hope that I find out who receives one of my medals.
Medal Number One - pre-polish