Repetition (investigation through sculptural jewellery)
Trying to understand how one might reach the feted 10,000 hours it is meant to take to become a master craftsperson, and understand making as a form of meditation or flow, I looked at ideas about repetition or repetitive working. For this project initially, I hand-made hundreds of beads form recycled wood, and strung them in a traditional formation to create a large scale necklace. I ended up making a series of them looking at this idea from different perspectives of scale and pattern.
Bridget Harvey
London, England
circa 800 handmade beads, made from recycled maple wood. Inspired by a residency in Tokyo.
Recycled oak beads, hand cut and colours, and strung in a traditional formation.
Hand made beads and textile cord
Handmade beads and textile cord
Made for The Geometrics exhibition, this dramatic necklace is shaped from recycled maple wood, and bespoke cords.