How I make my work…

Fine silver and high carat golds in heavy gauges are used for wrapped and overlapped rings and bangles. Lighter pendants and brooches are finger folded and formed. Textured paper models with torn edges are deconstructed for use as patterns. Pieces are constructed by soldering, or the use of tabs and rivets. Joints are emphasised with gold solder, or by the meeting of undulating edges at various points along a ridge. Hand-drilled holes are forcibly punched and widened. Painstakingly hand-burnished edges and seams create glinting contrasts to granite textures reminiscent of earthly and lunar landscapes.

Tender Box pendant. I hang these on hemp twine, contrasting a precious material with string that softens as it is worn and is easily replaced. Tender Boxes can also be hung on precious metal cables.