ANN LITTLE 5 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2018
ANN LITTLE
5 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2018
The Scottish Gallery presents a solo exhibition from jeweller Ann Little. Ann specialises in the use of enamel to create vibrant, subtle forms that are a joy to wear. Graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 1996, Ann has continued to exhibit both nationally and internationally. ‘I am drawn to colour and enamels provide a beautiful palette to work with. Windsor blue, parrot green, signal red and ochre yellow are some of the opaque enamels I often use. Powdered enamel can’t be mixed like paint to create new colours. Layers are built up and each layer is fired in the kiln before the next is applied. My necklaces are enamelled on both sides allowing them to be worn either way. The longer necklaces flip and change colour with the movement of the wearer. Alongside these bold shapes and vivid colours I have continued to make tubes in more muted hues. These tubes were inspired by the papery bark of the birch trees which are prevalent in the countryside surrounding my home and workshop. Playing around at the workbench I began to leave the join in these tubes open. My colourful enameled elements could now slot into these tubes combining my two contrasting styles of work. One piece inspires the next and the work naturally evolves.’ Ann Little 2018
Ann Little’s studio, 2018 Photo: Marieke McBean Photography
Interrupted Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H22.5 cms ÂŁ 500
‘The elements of the necklaces are linked individually or grouped in twos to allow them to sit comfortably around the neck.’ - Ann Little, 2018
Shifting Necklace II, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H28.5 cms £ 600
Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel D1 - 2.1 cms ÂŁ36 - ÂŁ60
Shifting Necklace I, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H33 cms ÂŁ600
Sprouting Necklace in progress, Ann Little’s studio, 2018
'From the splits and cracks in rocks and trees, colour and life emerges.’ - Ann Little, 2018
Sprouting Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H24 cms ÂŁ540
Leaf Earrings and Oval Stud Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel H1 - 5.5 cms ÂŁ36 - ÂŁ140
Budding Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H39 cms ÂŁ540
Budding Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H8 cms ÂŁ160
Bent Circle Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel D2.5 cms ÂŁ80
Budding Birch Earrings and Sprouting Earrings 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H7.5 - 9.5 cms ÂŁ160
Ann Little’s studio, 2018
Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel H1.3 - 3.2 cms ÂŁ36 - ÂŁ80
Leaf Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel H4.7 cms ÂŁ120
Axe Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H23 cms ÂŁ500
Spring Necklace (front and reverse), 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H23 cms ÂŁ500
Transition Necklace (front and reverse), 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H23 cms ÂŁ500
Ann Little’s studio, 2018 Photo: Marieke McBean Photography
‘The bark of the silver birch is rippled silver, white, grey and gold as the light changes.’ - Ann Little, 2018
Silver Birch Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H28 cms £500
'At the top of the hill moving away from the roar of the waterfall is the silence and still of the birch wood.' - Ann Little, 2018
White Bark Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H30.5 cms ÂŁ500
Earrings, 2018 white precious metal, enamel H3 - 8.8 cms ÂŁ56 - ÂŁ80
Ann Little’s studio, 2018
Split Necklace, 2018 white precious metal, enamel, stainless steel wire H19 cms ÂŁ360
Ann Little in her studio, 2018 Photo: Marieke McBean Photography
A N N L I T T L E (b.1973) Born: Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1973 Education: Edinburgh College of Art 1991 - 1996 BA Art and Design with first class honours, specialising in jewellery Postgraduate Diploma in jewellery Awards: 2005 2001 1998 1997 1994 1994
Scottish Arts Council Development Grant - Crafts Council selected maker Shortlisted for the Arts Foundation Jewellery Fellowship Invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace held to recognise the achievements of young adults who have excelled in their particular field Scottish Arts Council Starting Up Grant Royal Society of Arts Bursary Competition Travel Scholarship Young Designer Silversmith Competition, second prize
Public Collections: Aberdeen Art Gallery/Museum National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Publications: Teach Yourself Jewellery, book co-written with Emma Gale, published by Hodder and Stoughton, July 2000 CRAFTS magazine November/December issue 2000 RJ Magazine, Scottish jewellery supplement, February 2000
Ann Little in her studio, 2018 Photo: Marieke McBean Photography
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