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Glass Rice Necklaces

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Centrepiece Jewellery Exhibition, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
A combination of etched rice grain glass pieces with handmade silver boxes creating rice pendants.
​A collaborative project with glass maker Sara Squire.

Rice & Silver Capsules

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Collide Birmingham Artist Commission, Solo Exhibition, 'Thread' at Shimla Pinks, Birmingham, Uk

Silver and rice capsule with one 18ct gold handmade rice grain necklace 
& Mini silver pendants containing rice grains captured in resin.
Using the theme of 'precious' & the meaning attached to material objects for 'Thread' Exhibition.
Exploring the perception of gold as a precious material alongside rice which is a precious commodity in many parts of the world..


Rice Garland Panels

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A multi sensory exhibition Making Sense at Shire Hall Gallery, Staffordshire, UK.
Tactile 30cm square panels:
  • panel 1 - Etched rice grains on glass surface
  • panel 2 - Hand etched brass 'rice garland' pattern made from scattered rice grains. drawn onto metal
  • panel 3 - Hand drilled miniature pierced holes in aluminium with back lighting through the spaces