My design methodology revolves around the act of drawing as an intuitive and subconscious process; geometric and organic components ‘grow’ alongside each other to create hybrid forms not overtly floral, but organic and playful.
Fragments are created and later constructed to create the idiosyncratic detailing that appears in my drawings. I work within an intuitive mix of drawing and making that crosses over and intertwines.
I apply drawing materials of pencil, crayons and watercolours to a surface of enamel paint. This gives a material link to my design methodology, enforcing the dialogue between drawing and making.
Something Interesting is Sure to Happen!
In a previous small collection of jewellery I introduced the use of blackboard paint and chalk markers within the work, to suggest the possibility to the wearer to remove my chalk marks and transform the pieces with their own.
I have created a new collection of sculptural objects whose main function is to invite this interaction. Textiles and plastic coating have been used alongside my metal work. The pieces can be covered in varying amounts of chalk to suggest the transformative nature of the pieces.
These objects are artificial fossils, discovered in the same imagined environment my most recent collection ‘Into the garden at once’ originated. Inspired by structures found within plants and skeletons they seek to morph the characteristics of each into new organisms. The interaction of chalk applied to the surface of each piece will reveal the skeleton structures hidden within.
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Transformative Nature
The application of drawing materials to the surface of my pieces is a constant in my work. The transformative nature of these pieces invite viewers interaction, to pause within the experience of viewing a piece to remove my chalk marks and replace them with their own. The pieces will be covered in varying amounts of pink chalk through this interaction.