Carolyn
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Admin Officer/Office Manager |
| Location | Jandakot, WA, Australia |
| Introduction | My knits, fabrics & jewellery may appear to be quite different crafts, but they have a number of similarities & followed a gradual progression, beginning with knitting from about 8 years old, then sewing, then creating my own hand dyed fabrics. I began beading in 2004, to experiment with ways of embellishing clothes & to create jewellery that I couldn't afford to buy. While learning beading, I came across sterling silver wire & began to use it for making linked & wire wrapped jewellery. In 2004, while waiting for test results from a health scare, I began experimenting with casting scraps of silver wire into random shapes. During this time I came across a technique of weaving wire known as viking knit. Both styles of working with silver have become obsessions. Wire knitting allows me to combine my early crafts with my current jewellery making art. I often alternate between arts & crafts to keep my designs fresh, & to avoid becoming bored, & churning out products that look like repetitive production line work. Having a background in various crafts has also given me a different approach to using techniques across mediums, creating unique & innovative jewellery designs. |
| Interests | jewellerymaking, silversmithing, beading, knitting, spinning, genealogy |