Featuring
Porcelain
20th Wedding Anniversary Gift Earrings
Emerald, Porcelain and Platinum Earrings
Working With Meaningful Pieces
One of the things I am most drawn to is the idea of working with porcelain that already holds personal meaning. Plates passed down through generations, or pieces from a wedding day. Objects that have already been part of someone’s life.
Transforming something like that into jewellery feels incredibly special. It allows a memory to be carried in a completely new way, becoming part of everyday life again.
At the same time, porcelain is not an easy material. It requires patience, precision and a great deal of care. It can break during the making process, and it will always need to be worn with consideration.
That is something I take seriously. Working with sentimental pieces carries a responsibility, and every decision is made with that in mind.
Porcelain is traditionally given to mark a 20th wedding anniversary.
It is a pairing that feels accurate to this milestoone. Twenty years into a marriage, there is history, depth and a sense of something that has been shaped over time. It is no longer about something new, but something that has grown, settled and strengthened.
Porcelain reflects that balance. It is strong, but not indestructible. It holds its form, but requires care. There is something honest in that, and something that feels very aligned with what a long relationship really is.
Porcelain
Porcelain is not a material you often see in fine jewellery, which is exactly why I am drawn to it.
There is a softness to it, in the surface, in the way it glints in the light, and in the gentle curve that comes from its original form. There is always a sense that it has lived another life before becoming part of a piece of jewellery, which add layers of meaning to an already special piece of adornment.
I work primarily with vintage porcelain plates, each one completely different. The colours, the patterns, even the thickness, shape and curve all vary. What I love most is the ability to work with pattern and colour in a way that simply is not always possible with gemstones alone. A plate might have a delicate floral, a bold edge, or the smallest unexpected detail that ends up becoming the focal point of a piece.
Finding the right plate is part of the process. When the colours and patterns align, everything else tends to fall into place.
