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EASTERN MYSTIC 

Born in a remote coastal area in West Cork, Southern Ireland in 1979, a childhood fascination for collecting shells, stones, mermaids purses',feathers and pods found along the sea shore has been the inspiration for my work.

While studying at Glasgow School of Art, I experimented with hand made paper and silver as mediums for creating large sculptural pieces of jewellery and smaller silversmithing pieces. I began a residency at Bishopsland Workshops in South Oxfordshire in 2002, where I spent two years. I used the opportunity to experiment with larger scale silversmithing and to develop a range of silver and 18ct gold jewellery.

My jewellery has been inspired by natural forms, primarily seedpods and I have created a body of work based on pod like structures. I use silver,18 carat gold, silk paper and gum nuts to create my jewellery. These pieces are constructed from individual acorn cup and daisy units assembled to create both large and small scale pieces of jewellery. The cups are assembled to hang in long articulated chains or set in to intricate wire structures that adorn the body. I have also developed both my silver and my 18 carat gold "wrap rings" to include precious stones such as diamonds, pink sapphire, aquamarine and pink and green tourmaline.