SHARDSCOLLECTION

FOR SOFA EXPOCHICAGO 6-8 NOV 2015

I live right on the beach in Nairn, a Victorian seaside town on the beautiful Moray Firth in the Scottish Highlands. My specially created ?Shards? collection for SOFA Expo 2015 in Chicago USA has been made for display by Craft Scotland, in their fourth year of exhibiting at this prestigious international fine craft show.My bold, contemporary work in polymer has always been inspired by the organic patterns, textures and colours I see in the natural landscape around me.

With ?Shards? I have created a vibrant collection of nine unique ?statement' necklaces. Each has its own distinct personality but tells a collective visual story with strong colours and distinctive patterns. The pieces are dramatic in scale but ultra light and eminently wearable. The collection is inspired by an antique printed pottery shard I found on the beach at Nairn - a geometric shaped piece of pattern against the plain background of sand, which began the story which follows...

TANGERINE SHARDS

MUSTARD GREY

SHARDS

SEASHORE SHARDS

OCEAN SHARDS

TEAL W HIRLPOOL

SHARDS

LICHEN SHARDS

CHARTREUSE SHARDS

GRANITE SHARDS

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