Representational Organic Jewellery

Representational Organic Jewellery

The second type of organic jewellery is an item of jewellery that is made out of a non-organic material such as metal, acrylic or plastic and it is made to echo nature  in the shape, form, texture or colour of the jewel but also in the way that the jewel moves or sounds when worn (Quickenden 2000). There is representational organic jewellery that is made to resemble an object found in nature in a representational manner where the jewellery gives a hint of nature through the use of organic curved edges or lines, texture or form or movement (Quickenden 2000).

The image below shows a necklace that is made by Beth Legg, the neckpiece is made from oxidized silver and 14ct gold and it mimics mussels or seedpod like forms (Legg, 2019).

Figure 4 – Legg, B., (2009). 
Six Whins. Neckpiece, Oxidised 
Sterling Silver, 18ct Yellow Gold.
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