Kate Bajic's Avatar

Kate Bajic

@katebajic.bsky.social

Contemporary UK jeweller inspired by pattern and form in nature. Traditional hand working in silver and gold βš’οΈ Commission’s welcome! Countryside dweller & nature lover, gardener in a wildlife friendly garden πŸƒ www.katebajic.co.uk

222 Followers  |  193 Following  |  37 Posts  |  Joined: 17.01.2025  |  1.8751

Latest posts by katebajic.bsky.social on Bluesky

Preview
Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right. Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our abortion laws β€œutterly ludicrous” – and now MPs are watching him. A vote in Parliament could finally make abortion a pr...

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are β€œutterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

31.05.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

07.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56266    πŸ” 20218    πŸ’¬ 2281    πŸ“Œ 3622
Red, white and blue vapour trails from the red arrows over the city of London

Red, white and blue vapour trails from the red arrows over the city of London

Something going on over the City of London….

05.05.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
The image presents a comparison between two types of lawns to promote #NoMowMay. On the left side, titled "Why have a lawn like this?" it displays a grid of uniform green squares representing a plain, regularly mowed lawn. On the right side, titled "When you can have a lawn like this?" the grid intersperses colourful icons of a sunflower, a pink flower, a ladybug, a frog, a bee, a butterfly, a white flower with a yellow centre, a tulip, another sunflower, a red mushroom with white spots, and additional flowers, symbolising a lively, biodiverse lawn encouraged by letting grass grow naturally during May.

The image presents a comparison between two types of lawns to promote #NoMowMay. On the left side, titled "Why have a lawn like this?" it displays a grid of uniform green squares representing a plain, regularly mowed lawn. On the right side, titled "When you can have a lawn like this?" the grid intersperses colourful icons of a sunflower, a pink flower, a ladybug, a frog, a bee, a butterfly, a white flower with a yellow centre, a tulip, another sunflower, a red mushroom with white spots, and additional flowers, symbolising a lively, biodiverse lawn encouraged by letting grass grow naturally during May.

#NoMowMay has begun! 🌼

The rare chance to help nature by doing nothing.

01.05.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 615    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 16
Post image

Love peony tulips, they even look gorgeous as they fade 🌷 I’ve got some crazy parrot tulips doing their own thing in a vase 😁

26.04.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

April garden 🌷 Wish every Spring was as lovely as this one β˜€οΈ
#gardening

25.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
London Craft Week, earrings galore and nature inspired jewellery There's lots coming up in May, a fabulous earring exhibition, LCW showcases and a gorgeous nature inspired exhibition in beautiful Norfolk.

Spring newsletter - mailchi.mp/48240a6afa8c...
There's lots coming up in May, a fabulous earring exhibition, LCW showcases and a gorgeous nature inspired exhibition in beautiful Norfolk.
#contemporaryjewellery

25.04.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A gold textured crystal specimen against a black background

A gold textured crystal specimen against a black background

Introducing...the dragon! πŸ‰

This rare, crystallised gold specimen is considered to be one of the finest mineral treasures in the world!

Currently on loan to us from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, it's making on display in the UK for the first time!

What do you think?πŸ‘‡

24.04.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

A litle bit of silliness for your friday afternoon. Me, totally losing it onstage, a week ago in Dublin.
Lovely fella by the way, he thought this hilarious, albeit in a characteristically hangdog way, just to re-assure you.

11.04.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6
Post image Post image

Celebrating #nationalpetday and the joy of owning a cat and a dog. One knows her own mind and is fiercely independent, the other will do anything for one more throw of β€˜lamb’ toy (though both are slaves to a piece of cheese πŸ˜‚) 🩷

11.04.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Look out for the dazzling Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) this month πŸ’š

These tiny butterflies are now on the wing with the first spotted on the 26 March in Derbyshire.

Lots more first butterfly sightings are coming in now! Keep up with them as they happen πŸ‘‰ butrfli.es/47pkQyC

11.04.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of blonde haired woman sitting outside in the sunshine stroking her dog

Image of blonde haired woman sitting outside in the sunshine stroking her dog

I notice I’ve had a sudden flurry of new followers here, so I’m just showing my face (along with studio dog!) to say Hi πŸ‘‹ and thanks for your interest πŸ™‚
#contemporaryjewellery

10.04.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I’ve looked at the dedicated feeds but the only one vaguely relevant is Crafts and that content is very different to contemporary craft and contemporary jewellery πŸ˜•

09.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found. With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the three technology giants are planning hundreds of datacentres in the US and across the globe, with a potentially huge impact on populations already living with water scarcity. Continue reading...

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas

09.04.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 26
Video thumbnail

Not long now until DUALITY opens at Gill Wing Jewellery and Gold Lark Jewellery, two locations, one exhibition, 34 jewellers and some stunning contemporary earrings!

#contemporaryjewellery #gillwingjewellery #islingtongallery #acjexhibition

08.04.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care | George Monbiot Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Today, my @fightingdirty.bsky.social co-director, George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social writes about how flawed regulation & water company greed puts industrial waste on our plates. Please help us change the law by supporting our work πŸ™πŸŒβ€οΈ fightingdirty.org
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

21.03.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Post image

New pieces on the bench today, soon to be heading off to upcoming exhibitions!
Love the rippling fabric effect of the supersize silver drops 😍

#onmybenchtoday #jewelleryartist #artist #silver #chasedsilver

12.03.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Through my first set of meetings in Brussels. The praise for Starmer is overwhelming: β€œWhat he has managed to do is not just good for him. It's good for all of us. Absolutely top notch. This is the UK at its best. The UK we have always admired.

03.03.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4652    πŸ” 861    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 80
Post image

On #WorldWildlifeDay help protect animals & the #environment by picking up a couple of pieces of litter wherever you go

It only takes a minute & feels great. 27,000 #dog owners removing over 39 million bits of litter every year….a couple of pieces at a time. Join us!

#dogsofbluesky

03.03.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! 🌍

The UK is home to some truly remarkable wildlife that need our protection.

Let’s appreciate the beauty of UK nature today and every day. πŸ™ŒπŸ’š

03.03.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

For #worldwildlifeday I’m looking back at a magical red squirrel experience in Scotland a few years ago. In a small wood outside of Kirkcudbright we spent a very happy half hour watching these beautiful little creatures, the experience will stay with me forever…

03.03.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Western leaders to work on Ukraine ceasefire and present plan to Trump, says Starmer The UK, France and Ukraine will work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, the prime minister has said, in the wake of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's White House clash with Donald Trump.

BREAKING: The UK, France and Ukraine will work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, the prime minister has said, in the wake of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's White House clash with Donald Trump

news.sky.com/story/wester...

02.03.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 12
Drs Rachel Clarke & Olena Parichuk standing in front of the Hospice Ukraine Land Rover

Drs Rachel Clarke & Olena Parichuk standing in front of the Hospice Ukraine Land Rover

If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams?

We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...

01.03.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 18
Preview
No second state visit for Trump This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

01.03.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As America reverts to a more distant historic strategic posture then we must revert to ours. Defending our island by building alliances with friends on the continent to defeat those who seek to dominate us.

We’ve done it for 500 years. We’ve got this.

01.03.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 612    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday.

I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.

01.03.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2632    πŸ” 669    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 42
Preview
Stepping up for our pollinators: bumblebees With climate change adding to habitat loss and pesticide woes, how can we step up for bumblebees in our gardens?

In light of the sad news from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social today, I have removed the paywall from the Substack I wrote in autumn about extra things we can do to help bumblebees. One of them is growing crocuses undercover, which is working really well! open.substack.com/pub/katebrad...

27.02.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Sunlight to fuel: Cambridge’s new breakthrough in clean energy Cambridge scientists have created a solar-powered reactor that turns CO2 from air into sustainable fuel – no batteries required

Researchers from the University of Cambridge say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or the many chemicals and pharmaceuticals products we rely on. It could also be used to generate fuel in remote or off-grid locations. πŸ’šπŸ’š

27.02.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 750    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 11

Love that one of your career highlights (according to them) is Pointless Celebrities 😁

27.02.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Collect 2025 Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect is the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design. The fair showcases the best work created by living artists in the world today.

Collect opens today!
www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/col...

26.02.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@katebajic is following 20 prominent accounts