Knit Rubbish.

Transformation of a material through french knitting, altering plastic tape into something delicate...[Junk To Jewellery]

Junk to Jewellery.

First Project, 

 Exploring personal collection of found and discarded objects, creating something precious out of rubbish, transforming unused materials into pieces which can carry sentiment, simple as attaching rubbish to the body, working with methods of attaching, geometric shapes, multiples...

Natural History Musuem, Tring, October 2011.

BA (Hons) Jewellery & Accessories...

 

Drawing from preserved lives, pearl extensions of birds of paradise, claws of polar bear, teeth of wild dog, endless metres of snakes skin, un-natural colours, beauty of growing chick in egg, patterns, scales, bones, exaggerated versions of reality, knitted-like coral, eyes forever staring. 

'Connections.Attachments'

Selection of work from foundation... the red thread, connections, attachments, rubbish becoming beautiful through wearing, sublimated brooches from drawings, bundle rings, wool wrapped, attaching heirloom to body through own hair, mend, rubbish brooch