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Inspiration for my Bladderwrack Necklace
OK – so I’m not known for starting small and simple. And my bladderwrack journey began when I created my very first cuff: the Bladderwrack Cuff
It was genuinely the first cuff I have ever made. And it was not until I took the finished piece to a major show, and started looking at the shape and size of people’s wrists, that I realised how complicated it can be. Should I have started small? Well the admirers of my bladderwrack cuff at recent shows would disagree. It acted like a magnet to passers by – keen to pick it up, turn it over in their hands, try it on…
Why bladderwrack? It’s nature’s bubblewrap! Like bubblewrap, it is entices you to try to pop the bladders… although the slimy texture is not quite so endearing. I’ve always been fascinated with it. And now that I live close to the sea, that fascination has only grown. In terms of a plant that was made to be modelled in silver, I can’t think of a better candidate.
And it’s not just a pretty face, as it were. It has been used for centuries as a treatment for anything from obesity to aging skin. The bladders themselves allow the plant to float upright underwater, which helps them to exchange gases and absorb nutrients.
The Bladdderwrack Necklace emerged from an afternoon in my studio armed with waxes from the bladderwrack cuff, a bust and a box of pins. And it has become my show-stopper piece when exhibiting my jewellery.
What my customers say:
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