Gill Galloway-Whitehead Square Earrings

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Our Price:  £170.00Earn 170 Loyalty Points Complimentary   Gift Wrap:   Model:  galloway_W3-427 Designer:  Gill Galloway-Whitehead Material:  Sterling Silver and Gold Availability:   In stock Tweet

Handmade.
Approx 20mm
Oxidized Ag999 wirework with Au999 circles. Frame Ag925. Omega chain with bayonet fitting Ag925

Gill Galloway says:

I have developed a method of working with fine wire, which allows me to express myself in much the same way I would when painting. Differing densities of wire can be manipulated to create surface changes in tone and texture. Using the whiteness of fine silver in combination with the rich yellow of fine gold as well as the black through the grey of oxidation gives a satisfying colour palette.

The wire strand in isolation is fragile but when manipulated into a mesh gains strength. The contrast between the look of fragility and actual resilience plays with perception when embodied in one piece of work.

To want to evoke a specific sensation or feeling with a piece of work would be wrong a resonance with the viewer and wearer is all I can cope to achieve it. It is much more a tacit communication than an overt message that I hope to convey.