My final collection on display at Nottingham Trent University.
PEPONI
This collection was based on the beautiful coastal town on Peponi in Tanzania. I tried to focus on the simplicity and cleanliness of the white sand, coral, ocean and aquatic life.
This vessel was formed by spinning two metal bowls, silver soldering them together, hammering, hammering and a bit more hammering before planishing and silver plating.
This scent box has been drilled, sandblasted and silver plated.
The brooch on the left has a piece of coral cast in silver, a found piece of driftwood and then lots of tiny irregular discs soldered together and enamelled white.
The brooch on the left is two textured silver boxes with a piece of found coral claw set between the two.
HEREFORD
This collection focuses on the Herefordshire countryside. I find the wealth of natural beauty and wildlife staggering and so inspiring.
This vessel was spun on a metal lathe, hammered, planished and then patinated using a paste made of salt & vinegar crisps and white vinegar. I wanted to mimic the greenery and moss found on walks up Hay Bluff.
This is the overall layout of the Hereford collection with my business cards, polaroid and information plaque. The perfume brooch also features the same patina as the vessel.
This brooch is based on the lichen that forms on the flag stones when walking up Hay Bluff in the summer. This piece is etched brass with a hammered silver ring and then an enamelled back.
This brooch uses sycamore from my parents garden. It has been inlaid with silver and sits in a silver bezel.
MARRAKESH
The wall around the Medina has a really interesting pattern of holes in it and this was a big focus for the design work when thinking about Marrakesh. I also wanted to incorporate the vibrant colours and patterns that are so prevalent in the aesthetic of Marrakesh.
These are the two main brooches for this collection. The one on the left features yellow enamelled discs and repousse silver on zebrano wood. The brooch on the right also has a base of zebrano with brass lattice hand pierced and a silver shape that is associated so strongly with this part of the world.
This is my homage to the wall around the Medina. Each panel is different and hand pierced, drilled and hammered before soldering the four pieces together and antiquing with liver of sulphur.
