Catherine Large Jeweller and Metalsmith
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Re-imagine; reinterpret 2019
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Earring Collection | Sterling silver, fine silver, 9ct gold, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
.2 years ago, I purchased a collection of enamel colour samples from Lawson Gems in Brisbane. These samples, most on a copper base, and a few on fine silver, came from an unnamed studio in south-east Queensland.
The range of lustrous colour caught my eye, and the possibilities of giving them a new life in another form. Making samples is an integral part of the process in an enameller’s studio and I liked the idea of getting them out of the studio where their purpose is as a reference tool, and onto the body.
I have tried to maintain the integrity of the pieces, using them as is, complete with flaws, uneven shapes and not quite matching pairs - many of the colour tests are nearly the same colour…but not quite. I have chosen forms to showcase the colour and basse-taille detail on the metal.
The sterling silver is recycled, and the 9 carat gold was purchased from the estate of a member of my extended family, and had been hidden in a box since the early 1990’s.
This collection of re-imagined and reinterpreted materials is transformed into a collection of unique pieces; they can never be replicated.
​The work is available at Studio Ingot.


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Earrings | Sterling silver, fine silver, 9ct gold, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Blue Collection | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Purple pendant | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Pendant Collection | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Blue and green Mis-match | Earrings | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Brooch | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Red Brooch | Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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Rings | Sterling silver, fine silver, 9ct gold, copper, vitreous enamel | Photo: Michelle Bowden, Visuall
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    • Bush Horizons
    • Fe203-Rust
    • Unintended Consequences
    • Containment or 704 days
    • Of Scale and Intrigue (Unintended Consequences)
    • Along my path; looking at the ground
    • Imperfect perfection
    • re-imagine; reinterpret 2019
    • Use 2018
    • Scoops Spoons and Shovels 2017
    • Trace 2016
    • Radical Jewelry Makeover Brisbane 2010 and 2016
    • 18th Silver Triennial International 2016
    • Worn and Weathered 2016
    • Strange Things Collection
    • Jewellery and Objects
  • About
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Unintended Consequences review by Helen Wyatt
  • Contact