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Branches – An
exhibition by Kathryn Wardill
1 - 10 February, 2007
Studio Ingot, Fitzroy Melbourne Australia
www.studioingot.com.au
Branches,
a series of recent jewellery objects explores
branch structures in silver and glass. Branching
in a new direction, this collection invents new
plantlike structures, to be worn on the body.
Historically, nature
has always provided ample beauty and subject
matter to inspire artists. Often subjects like
flowers, birds, and plants are singled out and
isolated from their surroundings. Flowers are
placed in vases, fruit is positioned in a
still-life arrangement, and precious stones are
set in jewellery pieces. This series explores
the beauty of life itself. They celebrate the
natural source from which life blooms. Seeing a
blossoming bud emerge from a branch implies
life. Inspired by this beauty, glass and metal
are used to transform the impermanent into the
permanent. The fragility of life itself is
expressed in the delicate, colourful glass forms
fused with metal, an element of strength and
permanence.
Theses works combine
the ancient material of glass, with new
technology material Precious Metal Clay (PMC).
The branch forms were gathered as found objects,
selected and directly cast into silver. Added to
the branches are the fittings and the glass
clusters which have been formed using lampwork
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