YORKSHIRE POST
Nov 18th, 2010
Jewellery artists take their inspiration from urban scene
Fiona Evans
THE work of eight British
graduates who have drawn on the
urban landscape for inspiration
takes centre stage at a new
exhibition in West Yorkshire.
Cool Construct - New Kids on
the Block, which opens to the public tomorrow in Saltaire, features the work of emerging
jewellery artists who have all
recently graduated.
The work by David Finlay,
Heather McDermott, Debra
Townend, Janine Preece, Eleanor
Bolton, Fiona West, Charlotte
Valkeniers and Myia Bonner, will be on display at Kath libbert Jewellery Gallery in Salts Mill, Saltaire, until January 30, 2011.
Curator Kath Libbert, who
selected the eight artists
from hundreds of jewellery graduates, said: "I always look
for individuality and a fresh
approach. Cool Construct
showcases the work of a selection of very talented
jewellers who have been inspired
by architecture, the urban
environment and geometric forms and who have responded innovatively."
Myia Bonner, who graduated
from Middlesex University, used
the structure of the diamond as
inspiration for her hard angled,
out sized statement pieces in gold
and silver.
She said: "My jewellery
challenges scale, common
associations, preconceptions and
traditions given to the infamous
stone."
Picture Captions:
HIGH TIMES:
Sara Bukumunhe models Skyscraper rings by Fiona West which will feature in the Cool Construct Jewellery exhibition at Kath Libbert Jewellery, Salts Mill, Saltaire.
GRITTY STYLE: Phil Whitehouse, left, and Alex Bedford from Waterhouse construction wear brooches by David Finlay.
PICTURES: SIMON HULME
