The Bench

The Bench The bench is a Jewellery, School & Workshop located at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre. We provide je

Your annual reminder to HUG YOUR TOOLS! Love them & they'll love you back!Create, Your Way!
27/05/2026

Your annual reminder to HUG YOUR TOOLS!
Love them & they'll love you back!
Create, Your Way!

The Beach Boys said it best. “None of the guys go steady ’cause it wouldn’t be right/ To leave your best girl home on a ...
15/05/2026

The Beach Boys said it best. “None of the guys go steady ’cause it wouldn’t be right/ To leave your best girl home on a Saturday night.”
Saturday night? Sorted. So is Friday and Sunday. Long Weekend Vibes.
June 6, 7 & 8, 2026
Create, Your Way!
June 6, 7 & 8, 2026
Create, Your Way!

Carving wax doesn't = signet rings! 😴 The Tofana Poison Ring hand carved by cast in silver with lemon quartz & a cheeky...
14/05/2026

Carving wax doesn't = signet rings! 😴
The Tofana Poison Ring hand carved by cast in silver with lemon quartz & a cheeky little upside down set garnet.
If poison is truly a woman's weapon, no one has wielded it like Giulia Tofana. The desire was freedom. The solution? Mariticide. The method? Poison, obviously.
Our heroine had a cosmetics business and sold powders and liquids to enhance women's beauty. That front made it easier to disguise her best-selling product: Aqua Tofana.
Naturally, this story doesn't begin with that face cream. No, it begins as all truly terrifying horror stories do: with unchecked patriarchy. 
Because in 1633 Italy, the unlimited power afforded to men meant that women of those times often suffered untold abuse. They had no standing in society and few opportunities to better their situations. They could marry and hope that their husband treated them decently, they could remain single and rely on s*x work to survive, or they could become a widow.
Harboring a soft spot for women trapped in loveless, suffocating relationships, she started selling toxins to help them escape. With the help of her daughter, a group of trusted associates, and possibly a priest, Giulia launched an underground ring of criminals from her apothecary shop.
Aqua Tofana came in a bottle or a powder case often labeled as "Manna of St Nicholas of Bari," a popular healing ointment for blemishes. Made of a mixture of lead, arsenic, and belladonna, Aqua Tofana contained some of the same ingredients as normal cosmetics at the time, which helped it to blend in on a woman's nightstand or vanity. Husbands were none the wiser that their wife's beauty regimen was their death warrant.
The slow-nature of the poisoning meant that victims had a chance to get their affairs in order, and their wives were there to exert their influence over what that order looked like.
Upon her capture (ratted out by a woman who got cold feet) Giulia confessed to killing over 600 men from 1633-1651 in Rome alone.
Create, Your Way!

Meet up 1 # ._.club Thank you .studio .jwl
06/05/2026

Meet up 1 # ._.club
Thank you .studio
.jwl

Make jewellery your way! you will be mentored by industry experienced expert tutors.Create, Your Way!
21/04/2026

Make jewellery your way!
you will be mentored by industry experienced expert tutors.
Create, Your Way!

We* believe jewellery is crafted at a BPM. Every piece manifests from a song within the maker.What's your bpm?Saturday A...
15/04/2026

We* believe jewellery is crafted at a BPM. Every piece manifests from a song within the maker.
What's your bpm?
Saturday April 18 Wax Jewellery Taster. Final Bench available.
Booking via link in bio
We* is actually just whose been tapping her feet to her own maniacal drum beat since she was a bb jeweller.
Create, Your Way!

Lost Wax Casting One Day Taster.Design and make your very own handmade ring.We will cast your creation in a precious met...
09/04/2026

Lost Wax Casting One Day Taster.
Design and make your very own handmade ring.
We will cast your creation in a precious metal of your choice.
This class is a hands-on jewellery making workshop where you'll learn the traditional art of lost-wax casting — no experience required.
April 18, 10:30am - 3:30pm [Link in bio]
Create, Your Way!

Design and make your very own handmade ring. Add gemstones (optional), individual textures or engravings - then, leave t...
04/04/2026

Design and make your very own handmade ring. Add gemstones (optional), individual textures or engravings - then, leave the rest to us!
We will cast your creation in a precious metal of your choice.
This one day taster class is a hands-on jewellery making workshop where you'll learn the traditional art of lost-wax casting — no experience required.
April 18, 10:30am - 3:30pm [Link in bio]
Create, Your Way!

Oh, for FLUX SAKE! Fiery Fridays are back!Limited benches available. LINK IN BIO! March 27 2026 6:00 PM > 9:00 PMCreate,...
23/03/2026

Oh, for FLUX SAKE! Fiery Fridays are back!
Limited benches available. LINK IN BIO!
March 27 2026 6:00 PM > 9:00 PM
Create, Your Way!

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3A Joynton Avenue
Zetland, NSW

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Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

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