BA (Hons) Three-Dimensional Design
Bike Charms The inspirations for this body of work come from an interest in sympathetic magic and charm jewellery. Ideas of having a belief in the spirituality of an object was something I use in my designs, and the way charm jewellery is worn to be tactile and movable. Our relationship with these objects of charm like qualities is important. I used a combination of ideas to create a current and relevant series of jewellery, by combining contemporary materials with the ideas of sympathetic magic. The pieces suggest the materials practical narrative and express its etherial quality. This series of work has been made from recycled bicycles and so entirely from steel. The photographs shown are an early stage of the final pieces and are yet to be enamelled. I will be making a series of brooches and pins to go with the necklaces. One necklace as a development of the series will be made in silver.