The ‘Flying Dream: You’ve still got time’ brooch/necklace can be worn as two separate pieces or together as a composite ensemble. The piece evolved out of a conversation I had with someone about the flying dreams they used to have as a child. It is said that such dreams can be interpreted positively; symbolising freedom, confidence and high expectations.
This 'flying dream' narrative is then layered with a time metaphor. What looks like falling rain is really a positive reminder that there is still time to dream, that time can be carved out and collected to create and construct the freedom and childhood confidence that might have evaporated a little with the passage of time.
(note: the silver glass beads gradually escape through a hidden filter and fill the visible chamber as the wearer moves around. At the end of the day, the beads can be shaken back into the hidden chamber, behind the clouds, ready for the next day.)
