Sarah Wilmott Stefan Mocanu Tamzin Scott Vhari Denovan Mcgovern

This foundation collection, entitled Metric, explores the tactility of objects and draws attention to materials often undervalued or overlooked. The work seeks to elevate materials and processes more commonly associated with industrial applications and traditional practices through a contemporary reinterpretation. This ongoing collection of works utilises traditional techniques and industrial materials to create modern, thoughtful pieces for people who cherish meaningful objects. My contemporary designs all begin and end with the same thing: curiosity and meticulous attention to detail. Each piece is unique and utilises a monochrome colour palette to amplify the surface details. This minimalist approach showcases the sculptural forms that are instrumental in the centre of each piece. The domed enamelled surfaces bounce and scatter light penetrating through the mesh, creating a spectrum of shadows that shift as they come into contact with the body.

0.152 is a series of wearable pieces that also function as lids for a collection of vessels. Each piece contains three component parts; a chased or press-formed mesh sheet, and vitreous or wet process enamel encapsulated in a sterling silver circular surround.

0.2 is a pair of sterling silver drinking cups with an 18ct gold plated press formed mesh structures at the centre.

0.8 is a series of large experimental brooches consisting of layers of various gauges of enamelled steel mesh and perforated sheet.

As the core concept of the final year degree work draw inspiration from the mysteries of the universe and the beauty of the unknown to create otherworldly forms that reflect the complexity and wonder of a natural, yet distant, world. These pieces emerge from an enquiry about how other intelligent lifeforms would try to spread the knowledge they’ve gathered, in hopes of it being passed on to another life-to-be. Through my work, I seek to merge art, science, and technology and by utilizing processes such as rapid-prototyping, press forming, and structural colour through heat patina, try to push the boundaries of what can be achieved from the convergence of these fields. One of the key elements of my work is the use of flame colouring as an entropic effect, a visual representation of the universe’s inevitable march towards chaos and disorder, realized through an oxymoronically controlled heating of the metal. Via the use of various materials and techniques which bend and manipulate light, I aim to capture the viewer’s attention, inviting a sense of awe and even slight doubt as to the reality of these pieces. The works’ sense of uncanny familiarity, geometry turned organic, Earthly but not quite, brings forward a universal quality of life, nudging at our sense of individuality on this blue dot. In hopes of offering new insight, this collection invites its audience to push past what was thought to be achievable, and reach beyond into the unknown.

This collection explores the ideas of gift giving through crocheting. The patterns from the crochet have been dissected and emulated to look like flower petals. The connection of loops and knots from the crochet symbolises the connecting of people. Flowers are a universal gift and can come in various different forms for various occasions, they are given to loved ones to help communicate human emotions, joy, affection, appreciation and even apologies. This collection is intended as a gift to your loved one and spark these emotions. From these patterns the petals have been assembled together to make flowers. The materials, silver and acrylic have created structure for these pieces to be held together and creates contrast between the soft textiles of crocheting and the organic matter of flowers. These pieces are to be given to people so that when worn, the giver is always present and connected to the wearer.

My practice sets out to capture the essence of movement. Drawing from experiences and struggles of both theoretical and physical feelings of ‘stuckness’, my work is driven from the subsequent reclamation of such setbacks. Music provides a sense of liberation, which is reflected in the jewellery. These influences are not explicit in their representation, but rather invite the viewer to interpret them in their own way. Rhythmic patterns and melodic references embody motion, and the beauty of the fleeting moment. Structures that flow and interplay with one another are combined with materials that contrast. Creating harmony and dimensionality, the work itself has elements of sensory stimulation whilst being worn or interacted with. The tactile nature of jewellery is honoured, and compliments the wide perception of self-liberation and freedom which is embedded throughout the work. Physically driven from music, and conceptually from subsequent feelings, my work sets out to encapsulate such sentiments that are not palpable, but similarly shared between every viewer and wearer. The jewellery represents momentum and progression, and the work is a testament to moments of stillness, moments of loudness, and moments of moving forward.