Pendant and brooch from The Murmuring Flock collection
It all started when I started watching the starlings in murmuration.
The majority of my work explores themes that embody movement; both literal and metaphorical. This newest collection focuses on representing the movement of the starling that swoop close to my studio in East Yorkshire.
Statement earrings from The Murmuring Flock collection
The making of the big cloud statement earrings.
After developing a way of securing the tiny starlings through the delicate mirrored perspex sheet I embarked on these statement earrings. Each bird has been carefully textured, folded, soldered, oxidised, polished and riveted. Hours of patience and hard work have gone into this pair of Murmuring Flock collection earrings.
Intricate details and delicate engraved patterns.
Many of the pieces in the Murmuring Flock collection feature an engraved cloud pattern inspired by the pen and ink drawings by the American artist Frankin Booth. The golden oval and big cloud earrings have this texture engraved on the front and back.
Making the starlings for one of the pieces from the Murmuring Flock collection
This short video was created in the run up to the Handmade in Chelsea show (organised by the Handmade in Britain team) and was filmed in my studio/workshop in November 2020.