Sorcha Carlin
Through Her Hands, Then Mine
‘Through her Hands, Then Mine’ explores narrative jewellery as a vessel for memory, identity, and transformation. Rooted in historical forms and heirloom traditions, my practice reimagines these motifs through a contemporary lens, using materials that hold personal and emotional resonance.
This body of work traces the quiet imprints left by people, places, and rituals — from whispered exchanges with the tooth fairy to impulse kitchen-scissor haircuts and shared moments of getting ready. These intimate acts of care are reflected in tactile materials such as impressions of teeth, nail polish, real and synthetic hair, and false lashes.
Jewellery boxes, like memories, are self-portraits in fragments. A map of who we have been. Through Her Hands, Then Mine becomes my own: a collection of gestures, connections, and emotional landscapes. There is a quiet mourning in these pieces — a preservation of past selves and the transformations they mark.
The images I have selected for this Digital Showcase hopefully offer a better understanding of my process behind this collection.
Collaboration with Fashion Student Tarika Kinney - on her final collection ‘Progeny’
