I use jewellery to reveal the landscape of the body. The structural and precise pieces investigate how volumes, patterns, planes and forms that surround the surface of the skin are seen. They look organic because of the choice of materials used and the combinations of influences, which is an interesting contrast because of the technology and processes. I juxtapose architectural methodologies and drawing conventions with qualities generated from drawings of wood and rock formations and contour maps, as well as the contours of the body.
I investigate the relationship between the body, objects and the spaces that surround them by producing jewellery related objects that relate to the surface of the skin on and off the body. The works are ‘Wearable Drawings’ and I use planes and cross sections to suggest forms and capture volumes, transforming 2D surfaces into 3D objects. Volumes and scale are important, as external and internal forms and patterns are revealed in the pieces with movement. When worn the jewellery has a synchronicity with the wearer as it relates, outlines and reshapes profiles.
My process involves hand drawings of the body, exploring the surface of the skin, as well as 3D body scans and casting volumes, capturing movements. I use woods, paints, textiles and metals to highlight the forms and draw attention to areas of the body. I then refine the 3D forms with a combination of CAD and by hand. The culmination of this approach is important and so are iterations, refining how the piece moves when it is worn.
I am a member of the Crafts Council UK Hothouse 2013 Programme for Emerging Designer Makers.
EDUCATION
2008-2010
Masters Degree in Design
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
2003-2006
Bsc Architecture
The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
COLLECTIONS
2011
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Collection
RESIDENCIES/AWARDS
2013 Cove Park Emerging Designer/Maker Residency
2013 Hothouse 3 participant, Crafts Council, UK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013
Dazzle, Edinburgh, Dovecot Display Center
Metric Collective, Columbia Road, London, Group Show
2012
LOOT 2012, Museum of Art and Design, NYC, USA
Saatchi Gallery, London, 'Collect'
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, 'Focus Exhibition'
Dazzle, Glasgow
Autumn Showcase, New Ashgate Gallery, UK
Southbank Center, London Festival of Design, London, UK
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK 'MADE 2012'
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Solo showcase
Metric Collective, Columbia Road, London, Group Show
2011
Flow Gallery, London ‘Wood’ Exhibition - Group Show
Studio Fusion Gallery, London - ‘New Talent’ - Solo Focus
Canary Wharf Window Gallery, London - Solo Exhibition
Gallery Lilly Zeligman, Netherlands - Summmer Salon – Group Show
Great Western Studios, London - Open Studios
Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam
2010
Candid Arts, Candid Arts Trust, London - Contemporary Design Exhibition Designersblock, Bargehouse, London - London Design Festival
Great Western Studios Showcase, London – ‘Showcase’
Arae Exhibition, 10 Gales Gallery, London - Conceptual Fashion,
Central Saint Martins, London - Masters degree show
2008
Pompidou Center, Paris
2007
Royal Academy of Arts, London - Summer Exhibition
Building design Center , London - Architectural Expose