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Linked Collection - A Sense of Place

The inspiration for this collection came from an exploration of Herefordshire and my long family links to this beautiful county.

There are many black and white 16th century buildings in the county and thinking about who was walking around and how they were dressed led me to researchig the collars and ruffs worn at this time. This inspired the form of the collar in this collection.

The map contours of the countryside inspired my shape which I repeated in different ways to create this collection in silver.

From idea to finished piece of jewellery

  • White paper ring maquette being worn on a hand. The ring has a floral organic shape to it. The hand is on a black sketchbook.

    Paper tests

    I work with paper to test ideas before committing to metal. This allows me to play with shapes and explore ideas quickly.

  • Copper shape formed into a an abstract floral shape against a wooden jewellers workbench

    Metal tests

    Next I take my favourite paper ideas and make them in metal. The metal behaves differently and often this conversion opens up new ideas.

  • Statement silver ring with a unique sculptural design held by a hand on a wooden surface

    Final design

    The design is finalised and brought to life in silver.