KATHRYN ARBON JEWELLERY

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My jewellery incorporates intricately pierced designs in silver and gold which often include hidden words or messages, to be discovered by the wearer.  My one-off pieces of jewellery take many hours to make and I enjoy seeing the open-work patterns evolve before me.  In some cases designs are not repeated, others are cast as limited edition runs from a hand pierced master.

Drawing inspiration from American Indian motifs and Ancient Greek patterns, I have a fascination with how open spaces interconnect, and come together like a puzzle.  I use many different techniques in my work  such as wax carving for casting, and also  Keum-Boo - an Ancient Korean technique of bonding gold to the surface of silver using heat and pressure.