‘Underfoot.’

Through the exploration of photography, collaging and charcoal surface rubbings, my collection ‘Underfoot’ celebrates the hidden shapes and textures we most often miss and walk past, through and over every day. My photography collections of urban ground textures have captured the detailed irregularities with which I have used to construct this body of work that showcases these unnoticed marks, allowing viewers to observe the forms we rarely take the time to appreciate.

My series of brooches observe the concealed contours, surfaces and forms we find below our feet. Using press-forming, scoring and folding and concrete-setting stone techniques, ‘Underfoot’ delves into crafting sentimental jewellery from something so often overlooked, yet around us constantly. It was essential in my practice to replicate the unpredicted and imperfect cracks, imprints and traces of human interaction through everyday urban life. My pieces are wearable fragments designed and built from the ground up, showcasing rough edges, marks and finishes.