Wide razor shell earrings in grey and violet (J274)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Jane Adam
Title
Wide razor shell earrings in grey and violet
Made in
London
Date
1999
Description
Pair of rectangular shaped earrings, made of sheets of pale coloured patterned aluminium with gold on inside of sheet, and cream coloured pearl.
Materials and techniques
Anodised aluminium sheet, blockprinted and dyed, then milled to stretch and craze it. Fabricated; applied 18 ct green gold leaf and dyed freshwater pearls and silver wire.
Dimensions
length: 9cm
width: 2cm
Object number
J274
Category
References
P Hughes et al - Jane Adam: Jewellery (1999)
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Wide razor shell earrings in grey and violet, Jane Adam, 1999, Crafts Council Collection: J274. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
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Wide razor shell earrings in grey and violet, Jane Adam, 1999, Crafts Council Collection: J274. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
Maker's statement
These pieces [including bangle and earrings] are a development of an ongoing dialogue with the possibilities of anodised aluminium to create jewellery which is sensuous and precious. They fall somewhere between my production work and the one-off pieces; they exist as parts of series of similar pieces, where the exact form and size will depend on the qualities of mark and colour (rather than the other way round), and on their alteration by stretching to create the surface texture.