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| Clare Hillerby |
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| Patriothall Studios
48a Hamilton Place Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AY |
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| www.clarehillerby.co.uk | |
| 07817 388 143 |
| Handwriting forms the starting point for my jewellery. Old papers with handwritten messages are sourced, postcards, letters, envelopes, and documents, along with other ephemera; stamps, linen maps and sepia photographs. Sections are extracted; messages become ambiguous, they are then combined with new metalwork, to create new contemporary stories. Contrasts of writing styles, scale, character, line, shape and colour are all important features, as are other opposites such as precious and non-precious, old and new. The papers are layered with oxidised silver with perspex on top and secured together with gold tube rivets. Semi-precious beads are added for texture and colour.
Since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art I have continued to design and make in my studio in Edinburgh. I create collections for galleries and shops scattered around the UK and USA and each year take part in special exhibitions and fairs. The collections are made up of necklaces, bracelets, brooches, earrings and cufflinks in limited editions or as one-off pieces. |
Exhibitions
| 2010:
15 May - 30 June: Yours Sincerely, Unit 12, Stafford 26 June - 7 Aug: Golden Age of Lettering, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool 6 – 30 August: Dazzle Festival, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 6 Aug - 17 Sept: Words and Letters, Taboo Studio, San Diego, California 2009: Alchemy 10, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds Dazzle, Manchester Town Hall, Manchester COLLECT 09, with craftscotland, The Saatchi Gallery, London British Craft Trade Fair, the Great Yorkshire Showground (Trade Fair) 2008: Winter Rarefind, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey Once upon a time..., The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Focus show, Twenty Twenty, Shropshire (Solo show) British Craft Trade Fair, the Great Yorkshire Showground (Trade Fair) International Paper Jewellery, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2007: Made, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire Beads, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Green, design-ED, Peebles Museum and Art Gallery, Scottish Borders design-ED, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey Showcase, Yufuku, Tokyo Collection, C.A.J. at the Museum of Kyoto Paperworks, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham Heritage, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool British Craft Trade Fair, the Great Yorkshire Showground (Trade Fair) Handmade: New York International Gift Fair, Jacob K. Javits Centre 2006: Green, design-ED, Collins Gallery, Glasgow Handmade: New York International Gift Fair, Jacob K. Javits Centre Studio Space, Contemporary Applied Arts, London (5 selected artists) Showcase, Red Barn, Cumbria (Solo show) Jewellery Now, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham |
More Images
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| Elements necklace |
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| Graffiti Necklace |
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| Brooch 'With love to all...' |
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