Light Reflected. A work made for Collect Art Fair 2024, shown with Craft Scotland.
The work is comprised of seven fine silver and vitreous enamel bowls with 24ct gold inlay, designed to sit together as one work, scattered on a tabletop as if pebbles on a beach. The beautiful enamel interiors capture the essence of the special light only found at the coast, of huge clouds in vast skies. The hand raised bowls emulate the organic shapes and textures of pebbles found along the shoreline at aberdeen beach, evoking a tactile connection to the coastal landscape.
Emma Louise Wilson
Aberdeen, Scotland
Seven hand raised fine silver and enamel bowls scattered on a tabletop as if pebbles on a beach.
This image shows two of the bowls in Light Reflected, a smooth one and one with a textured finish. The bowls are all hand raised in fine silver then decorated with vitreous enamel on the interior, they also have some 24ct gold inlay.
The bowls for the work Light Reflected come in a presentation box specially made by Gillian Stewart of JUJU Books.
Here you can see the 24ct gold inlay detail in the enamel.
The enamel in Light Reflected is inspired by the light from the sun as it rises at the east coast behind vast clouds. I have tried to capture the atmosphere of the sea and coast in the colours and abstract design which is based on my watercolour paintings.
The hand raised bowls are designed to sit together as one piece on a tabletop, scattered in a random formation as if pebbles on a beach. Always within reach and designed to be held in the hand, these unique and exquisite bowls provide comfort and wonder to the viewer. recalling memories of mornings watching the sun rise and reflect on the water, whether in clear skies or through clouds. Captivating and enthralling.
The hand raised fine silver bowls have a matte finish on the outside, either smooth or hammer textured with a burnished top edge to highlight the texture there.