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Handmade Drop Earrings, Broken Ceramic, Unique Earrings

Handmade Drop Earrings, Broken Ceramic, Unique Earrings

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Jewellery boxes are made from FSC®-certified cardboard and water-based glue. Jewellery box inserts are made from tall oil, a by-product of wood pulp industry. All paper, card, glue, inks and delivery boxes used are made from recycled materials.

I love collecting things discarded, lost, forgotten, damaged or just not wanted any more. My favourite places are rivers and beaches, but also find great things at recycling centres and charity shops. I’m lucky to live near the River Tees, Co Durham and often walk the banks picking up broken glass, pottery anything that can be cleaned and re-created into something new. Bits and bobs of lives all waiting to find new homes.

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Hand crafted Jewellery and framed artworks using pre loved and discarded ceramics. Ceramic material will show signs of wear and damage. Entire process is a creative experience from discovery to final picture, nothing planned or preconceived. All materials personally collected from river banks, charity shops, roadside, woods, recycle centres, beaches, wherever dropped, dumped or donated ceramics are found, cleaned and shaped into new stories. Each titled piece comes with a short bio of where the ceramic came from, known history, original information and when the artwork was created. Some ceramics collected are used as found, while others are cut randomly which will shape the final picture. Every piece is individual, nothing replicated, however, due to repetitive patterns in ceramics there will be some similarity but only through the ceramic material not in the final piece.

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Created from ceramic discovered in

charity Shop Barnard Castle February 2022

Re-Created into Earrings February 2022

I found a few interesting pieces of ceramic in a charity shop, Barnard Castle. Some were rescue plates, cracked or badly damaged, others were stand out pieces, slightly damaged, all reduced to clear or for recycling.

These earrings are made from a small damaged tea cup, thin hand painted fragile ceramic. It was difficult to make out the design because a lot of the paint had chipped off and I doubted whether anything could be made from it.

As I gently clipped the cup most of it completely shattered, there were too many cracks to begin with. However, four pieces survived and I have managed to make 2 sets of earrings.

This pair come from the same side of the cup, you can see the damage to the glaze but I have sanded and sealed to preserve it. Completely individual but make a striking pair. Once a very damaged cup destined to be thrown away, now start life as earrings.

The idea is to create something new from old. The finished piece isn’t meant to be perfect or highly polished but instead retain part of the original character.

Delivered in small brown gift box, gift bag made from recycled materials and includes short bio.

Sterling Silver posts and backs with silicone stoppers

Measures approximately 21mm x 10mm (widest) x 2mm

Full drop approximately 40mm

Designed by Stephanie

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