A discarded broken old CD disc frames the love lorn couple playing out the the motions of an age old wooing process, they settle themselves on a bed of broken jewels.

broken CD disc, printed tin plate, broken rhinestone earrings, pearls

necklace

With this fabric collage I wanted to expand my eclectic reasoning, away from just jewelry making and create another way of expressing the attitude of the punk irreverence.

assorted fabric pieces, t.shirt, ties, paint, suede piece

fabric collage

Behind every soft moment lies the shadow of danger and seduction of the innocent and an imposing threat.

plastic toy sheep and wolf, rubber band, silver chain

necklace

The story of Mack the Knife inspired this earring. The abandonment to the attraction is the trap of lust for a dangerous man.

Small pen knife, tin badge, metals, turquoise crystal stones

one earring

The repurposing of the neglected.

An assemblage of found charms with eroded metal creating a history for the abandoned and the luxury of realization.

assorted metal charms, plastic charms, safety pin, metal chain, rhinestone pieces

necklace

In all her finery the lady relishes her moment to flaunt. As she glides through life she is the swan queen.

porcelain figure, rhinestone earring, metal piece, exotic feathers, rhinestone

necklace

The idea that sentiment can threaten your equilibrium and dare you to break this habit of control. Wish you were here.

mirror, metal hammer, silver rocco plate, rhinestone

necklace

A rusted oil can was found in the desert and blasted by some gun happy yoyo.

​It has a defined contour, spread out as a trophy like a skinned artifact.

​Red undead.

rusty oil can, red acrylic paint

wall piece​

This obsolete object has a complicated beauty having written a few secrets.

​A machine frozen in time.

vintage typewriter, white acrylic paint

sculpture​

Harmony of two opposites.

​The song of contradictions.

The opposite attraction.

​​painted broken violin

sculpture​

The idea of wearing a very expensive watch annoys me, so I thought I would hammer a nail into like they did to Jesus.

Fuck that for a game of cricket.

​faux cartier watch, rusty nail

wrist band

I was fascinated by the colors of the coral reef.

​There is a neon world down there that is unimaginable and I can only marvel at how brilliant nature is.

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hand painted vintage crystal

necklace​

This leather shoulder bag was inspired by bag pipes.

I thought I would just add a dash of anarchy in gold.

​black calf leather, gold acrylic paint

​bag

What if people from outer space landed in Africa with the Massai tribe and went back inspired to make their own jewelry?

This is what happened.

​metal discs, plated copper​

​body bust

This is a mass brawl.

​Taking the regal jewels and attacking with a punk attitude using razor blades, safety pins, and chains.

white crystal set in nickel, silver chain, safety pins, gold plated razor blades

body bib

I put this together using old colored rhinestone broaches.

I was thinking Beyoncé would look statuesque in this jewel structure.

She has the deportment.

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​ vintage broken broaches assembled​

​body bust

I tried to imitate royal jewels using vintage crystals and colored broken glass to replicate emeralds and rubies.

I lent it to Anna Wintour to wear in Paris.

She told me everyone thought ​it was real.

Sometimes it's the frame that distinguishes the work.

It was real, real to me.

vintage pearls & crystal, broken glass

necklace

I love the way Matisse, although in a wheelchair, found a way to create with his cut outs and random placings'.

I had a group of tumbled blue glass and I hung it from chains so the pattern constantly changes.

deep blue glass, black chain

necklace

This is a big girl's blouse.

I wanted to try to construct a piece of clothing in the same way I was making jewelry, piecing contradictions to make a whole.

mixed fabric, metal chain

blouse

Pearls have the attitude of conservatism, which of course I reject.

So I treated them in a thuggish manner with a bit of grievous bodily harm.

vintage rhinestone, vintage costume pearls

necklace

The inspiration for this came from royal India.

It was the men who wore all the jewels as a sign of wealth. This is my interpretation of a royal attitude.

colored crystals set in nickel

necklace

I started feeling really loose about putting different elements together in an abstract way,​with no rules.

​The construction of abandonment.

broken jewels reassembled

bracelet

Today you only have to think of an idea and someone else is on it,

​pre-empting your thoughts.

Rather like flies on shit.

​oxidized silver on rhinestone

​necklace

Fine chains on mass have a particular way of acting.

These chains cascaded so I left them as is, and added a blue crystal hiding under the waterfall.

fine silver chain, blue crystal set in nickel

​necklace

The inspiration came from imagining what a child would collect and tuck away in their pocket.

Much like a bowerbird collects to attract a companion.

​Finding beauty in odd objects.

crystal, cord, shell, plastic, stone, ceramic, metal

​bracelet

This was a break through period for me. Jewelry became the medium I used to make jewelry with.

It was that easy,

​it became the new norm.

Everybody had the same revelation, after the fact. A constant coincidence.

mass of beads glass, plastic, faux pearls ,metal chain

necklace

Found a mass of chains that had their own elegance and chaos.

It formed itself, I just re-realized it.

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mixed metal chains, silver, brass, copper, nickel, gold plated brass

necklace

Originally this was a body sculpture you would step into, but I prefer it as a hollow entity because the space is what is important.

I was inspired by Jose De Rivera.

​ tapered bronze metal

sculpture

Edgy and daring having a smashed Pepsi bottle lashed together with safety pins.

It becomes the new diamond.

If on Mars we found diamond mountains, we would have to reevaluate their value.

​With nature dying, it would be come the new precious.

glass pepsi bottle, metal safety pins

necklace

On this canvas, I hung a swans feather, the most regal bird.

I splashed the red paint across it to emphasize how delicate life can be.

4ft x 5ft stretched canvas, swans feather, acrylic paint, cord, rusty metal nail

painting

My sister Susan said to me, there is a certain amount of pride a woman gets from ironing her man's shirt.

I thought ironing was the most boring of jobs.

​She is an angel to think that way.

vintage iron, brass wings

scultpure

Finding nature and seeing the beauty and its possibilities.

​ I gave this shell a new identity, a new significance.

shell, silver, copper

pin

This was a piece I made for the Pirelli calendar that was not used. It's purpose was to sit on the shoulders as a black coral veil covering the face.

​Nature's last laugh.

black coral, bronze metal

​face mask

I noticed this piece of drift wood resembled a wee bird,

​so I gave it legs and prominence.

Now it is mighty.

silver drift wood, slate stone

cuff

I worked on a collection with Rifat Özbek in London.

It was ballet inspired, I love the dynamics of dance. I tried to capture motion with a simple twist of wire.

​A la Man Ray.

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gold wire, plastic plinth

​sculpture

I did a series of Disney characters acting out of character, taking the innocence of universal cartoon and giving it a nasty streak.

​​plastic donald, metal paper, hair

small sculpture

I like studying sculpture.

​Gargallo was a Spanish sculptor I was inspired by who formed 3 dimensional pieces from flat metal.

bronzed metal

pin

Religion has a violent side.

​Being from Belfast, I've seen how it turns faith against faith.

wood, metal, enamel watch face

broach

Always loved a fork, it is a violent object that goes into the mouth.

​ A dangerous server.

​metal forks, silver plated

​cuff

I always liked the way an African person would look differently at an object and find another application for it, so I tried to look at a clothes peg in that way.

old wooden clothes pegs, copper wire 

​necklace

At college, I rebelled of course, veering towards fashion instead of arts and crafts. I went for the dramatic, it was the early 80s and being ostentatious was in.

hair, bone, wood, leather, rusted metal

necklace

Cubist face carving with a ripple of a profile reflected in the diminishing silhouette.

​silver, bone, plastic

pin

I was in college and Salome was the brief.

The idea was about someone who had it all, but destroyed it with her own venom, in spite of herself.

​silver, bone

bracelet