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Wire crochet sculptural project Summer 2024

on June 16, 2024

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Bought a course in wire crochet to study with Industrial designer Yael Falk to make this sculptural necklace.

Already thinking about creating a pearl version

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Pearls etc

Accumulating pearls has been a pastime of mine since the 90s, prior to that it was gemstones and finds at exotic beaches. I started weaving macrame at age 9 in Nepal, where I also used to meet stone dealers and assist my father in designing jewellery for my mother. I then went on to make jewellery in Indonesia as a teenager, being very influenced by both Baduy tribal jewellery and the Swedish designer Torun, who was based in Jakarta. In the late 80s I moved to London and I started by making millefiori beads and then moved on to study silversmithing at Jonathan Swans in Lewes from 1995 - 2000. At that time I became fascinated by pearls and started incorporating them into my jewellery designs. Having relocated to Spain in 2004 I designed sold and also imported Moroccan dance jewellery which I sold in Spain. I then stopped making jewellery altogether in 2012 upon return to the UK with the interest only rekindled during lockdown where I started to buy a selection of pearls and g...

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Wire crochet sculptural project Summer 2024

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