Master’s Degree in Contemporary Design Craft The Fair Woman – from conversation to object, an artistic response to the life of a female showman Responding creatively to underrepresented heritage This body of work is inspired by a journey undertaken with female ‘Showman’ Louise Jennings, an octogenarian who has lived and worked on Fairgrounds all herContinue reading “The Fair Women”
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Love Hearts and Lightening Bolts
Reclaimed sterling silver bangles and coat pins playing with the theme of lightening bolts and love hearts, charms and medals. Bangles A series of bangles with a combination of rectangular and round conjoined hoops, with large lightening bolt or love heart charms. Each charm is made of reclaimed sterling silver, is a heavily textured hollowContinue reading “Love Hearts and Lightening Bolts”
Man Handed
Man-handed are pendants or could even be earrings. Made from rescued doll hands and reclaimed Sterling Silver. Though all dolls have two hands, it is quite unusual to find one where one hand hasn’t been damaged. Male doll hands are very different from the hands of their female counterparts. They have more detail, are moreContinue reading “Man Handed”
Open Hand Talismans
This post is about a pendant made in silver by Loz Samuels of Callous Creations.
Lucky Sushi
Electroformed sushi fish with rose cut chalcedony stone in reclaimed sterling silver bezel
Red Hand
Electroformed dolls hands, redefined as symbols of peace and power.
Hardcore Mermaid – The Blinker
Blinker is a hollow formed hinged pendant. It is lovingly constructed from eco silver and reclaimed copper. It is heavily textured and has etched scales on its tail. The top section has a blue dolls eye which blinks. The lid is coated in luscious green glitter and the eyelashes have a hint of iridescence aboutContinue reading “Hardcore Mermaid – The Blinker”
Ankha
This post is about a silver pendant and chain that feature an eye, inspired by cultures that use the eye in their symbolism.
Ocean Button
A chunky blackened and textured silver ring with a hinged top, inlaid with a hand carved Mother-of-Pearl disc.
Angel Heart
Angel Heart is a unique hollow form pendant. It has a silver front and back, and brass walls. It has been lovingly beaten to give texture and has a patina added to create a sense of history. Two reclaimed vintage doll hands, made from the classic synthetic materials all of us know from childhood, reachContinue reading “Angel Heart”