The Jewellery And Accessories programme is well established and has international standing. The strength of the course lies in; a broad interpretation of the subject; innovative use of materials; specialist teaching by world-class practitioners and a placement year. Teaching methods allow students to embrace a variety of careers, which go way beyond the field of Jewellery, and Final year BA graduates, produce work of MA standard.
Louise Payjack-Guillou
Statement:
‘I Cherish Even Her Shadow’ is a body of work exploring motifs of death, rebirth and collecting. Using Victorian jewellery as a reference, this series is a modern interpretation of mourning jewellery. Man-made fossils trap and preserve the texture of sea urchin shells which have been embellished or transformed into lockets and brooches, with the aim of evoking a sense of memory and loss. The absence of life and therefore of colour is a key element in this work. While this collection grieves for no one it alludes to sadness. The sea urchin has become a metaphor for the transience of life, the jewellery reminding us of what once was.
SAVE THE DATE: June 8th – 11th & 27th – 30th
Middlesex University BA (Hons) Jewellery & Accessories would like to invite you to Graduate Shows 2012
Showing: June 8th – 11th at Platform: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
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June 27th – 30th at New Designers: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, N1*please note: Platform is free entry, New Designers tickets must be bought.
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Yetta Chow
Statement:
I realised that most were related to changes in values in a materialistic society.
Love is precious, but I wonder what love is in this modern society.
Through reading these,my work is a reflection on modern love stories which I have gathered from others.
Originally inspired by a teardrop tattoo and the feeling of losing a loved one, This collection is based on love.
Helen Faliveno
Statement:
Early childhood memories are often invented – stories remembered but altered by our own fragmented memories. These recollections are often associated with an emotion felt at a particular time, they are visions sometimes detached from any context and holding a dream-like quality. I remember a fascination with the miniature, specifically Polly Pocket, a minute, plastic doll and now I use these childhood objects as a trigger to evoke early memories.
Miniature objects create the notion that there is a small world, to which they belong, and toys can portray a perfect world that only reflects positive things in a snapshot in time, they may not give the bigger picture. My pieces have enabled me to transform and disrupt these small worlds, showing decay over time.
Reflecting on a mourning for childhood and the displacement of these artefacts suggest memories diluting or sometimes resurfacing.
Lydia Miriam Jones
Statement:
Living in Tanzania and volunteering at ‘Neema Crafts Centre’ for deaf and disabled has inspired my current work; each piece reflects my own attitudes towards jewellery and materialism. My passion for making is fuelled by traditions and skills I was exposed to whilst there, in particular a ‘bottle to beads’ recycling process.
The journey of my pieces starts with the collecting of materials: glass bottles; newspapers and other found objects which are translated into new forms through the use of low-tech production, such as slip casting. The use of these items, which would normally be discarded, may challenge our perception of value, preciousness of materials and of our possessions. I explore crafts through traditional roots yet use western facilities, not being particular about perfection, but embracing imperfections as beauty.
