Davy Jones' Locker / Beaded Jewellery
Colourful beaded jewellery and accessories created for a community art expo in the Northern Rivers.
Inspired by an old nautical superstition, this collection brings to life a cast of oceanic characters through the vessel of jewellery. Two brooches, one earring and one Cloisonné charm earring, to be precise.
The theme is Davy Jones' Locker. An old folk metaphor for the bottom of the sea, where sailors and shipwrecks went as a final resting place.
Lovingly made with beaded items (vintage and new), felt, pipe cleaners, thread and salvaged bits of jewellery, this motley collection of nameless souls was carefully hand-embroidered using age-old techniques. Bold primary colours added for a contemporary twist.
This collection won second prize in the sculpture and 3D category at the Ocean Shores Arts Expo 2024. One of the judges called it "great fun, wearable, bright and breezy." Hard to argue with that.