Featured Maker: Jo Irvine
22nd March - 27th May 2023 Retail Gallery
Minimalist shapes are pierced from different colour and carat solid recycled golds and soldered together with recycled silver to blend seamlessly as if one piece of metal. This is a technique I've developed over the years from a love of mixing precious metals together and the subtle golden rainbows the pieces create.
The colours and shades of gold in my work are inspired by the amazing sunsets in West Oxfordshire where I now live, whilst the shapes and lines in my pieces are influenced by city skylines and urban architecture harping back to my roots in Nottingham.
I completed a BA (hons) in photography at Nottingham Trent University before going on to study silversmithing for four years part time whilst working in film, fashion and portrait photography.
Jewellery felt like a natural progression as I always had an obsession with the details, accessories and styling in my photographs.
I make stackable rings and bangles, mismatched earrings that can be interchangeable, and statement chains. My pieces are designed to work together, to be layered and collected creating your own style.
Simplicity with a twist meets cool and contemporary.
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