"I build jewellery spontaneously and often with a heavy hand, finding excitement in a new texture in molten silver,
the uncertainty of cuttlefish cast coming out, the possibility of finding innovative ways to use all materials."
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"Grace uses a combination of natural elements and hard metals, reworked into a beautiful collection of contemporary art jewellery where she makes using discarded raw materials that are found on beaches and roadsides." "This innovative way of sourcing and working with materials looks forward to discuss the power and importance of recycling and sustainability in what we wear and questions our notions of beauty. " |
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"Progression, journeys and eventual transformation. The cycle of an object, of raw, natural materials into its state of usage until finally ending up back in the ground has long captured my interest and provided me with inspiration. The prospect of being able to create an object that could potentially be around for hundreds of years excites me. Finding a fascination with the longevity of metal, knowing that many of my pieces will out live me. " |
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“But jewellery is rarely used by jewellers to make comment about the conventions and taboos surrounding either the making or the wearing of it”.
Ralph turner on Otto Künzli
Series Raw silver specimen: Emergence, discovery, transformation, Hand ornaments, (2018)
Materials: Recycled oxidised sterling silver, 18ct gold granulation, unknown antique stone.
Photography: Grace Horler
Materials: Recycled oxidised sterling silver, 18ct gold granulation, unknown antique stone.
Photography: Grace Horler
From series Rock meets metal: Random meets order, My bitty insides, (2018)
Materials: Cement, Bronze, Bone, Chain, Glass, Obsidian
Photography: Grace Horler
Materials: Cement, Bronze, Bone, Chain, Glass, Obsidian
Photography: Grace Horler
Collection of hand ornaments: Where rock meets metal (2018) Silver, fossil, clinker, antique stones, onyx, pyrite. Photographer, Elle Hardman.
Tarmac road slice: (2018) When metal meets rock Photographer: Elle Hardman
When rock meets metal, Metal entwined. (2018) Fossil and recycled silver. Photographer: Grace Horler
Kongsberg Silver (2019) From collection, When in Barcelona Bend. Photographer: Yuxi Sun
Glass grenade: Brooch (2019) Grace Under pressure. A glass brooch depicting the feeling of fragility and uncertainty.
