Exploring Colour by Lina Peterson
Dana, Lesley, Large Silhouette, 2008-09
Plastic, copper sheet and wire, Swarovski crystals
Crafts Council Collection: J288, J289, J290
Peterson originally started using dipped plastic in her work as a way of attaching different parts of a brooch – sometimes made from different materials – together into a wearable piece. She became interested in the plastic components themselves, and produced simple wire and Swarovski crystal brooches and earrings dipped in brightly coloured plastics. The versatility of the dipped coating provides Peterson with a range of different brooches and a good palette for using colour.
Orange Neckpiece, 2008
Painted wood, wool, fabric, semi-precious and glass beads
Crafts Council Collection: J287
Orange Neckpiece was made for ‘The New Organics’ exhibition at Electrum Gallery, London in 2008. Peterson, who had recently been working with metal and plastic dips, wanted to focus on the exhibition’s theme of natural and recycled material.
Knowledgeable in working with textile materials and techniques, Peterson was new to working with wood and was interested in making a ‘whole’ necklace and not just a pendant. Her engagement with wood and textiles produced Orange Neckpiece with orange semi-precious Cornelian stones embroidered onto the organic wool.
Pinkly (front), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkly is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink, It has been ommissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Perspex acrylic – red
Silver
Plywood
Idigbo wood
Lolly stick
Perspex acrylic – clear
Leather
Cardboard
Copper
Stainless steel
Paint- fluorescent pink
Pinkly (front), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkly is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink. It has been commissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Perspex acrylic – red
Silver
Plywood
Idigbo wood
Lolly stick
Perspex acrylic – clear
Leather
Cardboard
Copper
Stainless steel
Paint- fluorescent pink
Pinkly (back), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkly is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink. It has been commissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Perspex acrylic – red
Silver
Plywood
Idigbo wood
Lolly stick
Perspex acrylic – clear
Leather
Cardboard
Copper
Stainless steel
Paint- fluorescent pink
Pinkly (back), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkly is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink. It has been commissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Perspex acrylic – red
Silver
Plywood
Idigbo wood
Lolly stick
Perspex acrylic – clear
Leather
Cardboard
Copper
Stainless steel
Paint- fluorescent pink
Pinkish (front), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkish is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink. It has been commissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Rose gold 9ct
‘Blush Pink’ acrylic
Rose quartz
Pink Ivory wood
‘Raspberry’ fimo
Pinkish (front), Lina Peterson, 2009
Pinkish is a new piece based on Peterson’s recent research into the colour pink. It has been commissioned for this online exhibition.
Materials
Rose gold 9ct
‘Blush Pink’ acrylic
Rose quartz
Pink Ivory wood
‘Raspberry’ fimo
Dana, Lesley, Large Silhouette, 2008-09
Plastic, copper sheet and wire, Swarovski crystals
Crafts Council Collection: J288, J289, J290
Peterson originally started using dipped plastic in her work as a way of attaching different parts of a brooch – sometimes made from different materials – together into a wearable piece. She became interested in the plastic components themselves, and produced simple wire and Swarovski crystal brooches and earrings dipped in brightly coloured plastics. The versatility of the dipped coating provides Peterson with a range of different brooches and a good palette for using colour.
