Titled 'Apron', these earrings are an excellent example of Reilly's focus and whimsical creativity, with her signature etched patterning.
Enamelled pink, blue, black and white, each earring features a rectangle form with one curved edge. Each earring is the reverse of the other, and each have a semi circle of pink at one end, a band of black in the middle with blue at the other end. Etched into the front is a square and rectangle with dots in both. The reverse is white with scalloping, lines and rectangles. A simple hook is attached through a hole at the top.
Materials: Copper, sterling silver, enamel paint
Dimensions: 43mm x 40mm x 1mm
Length from the drop: 67mm
With training in both ceramics and jewellery making, Jane Frances Reilly brings to life her surroundings in blocks of bright colour and monochromatic line. Her motifs and mark-making are like drawings that tell stories of memories, and Reilly takes inspiration from the home, garden, footpaths and roads. Although responding to her immediate surroundings, Reilly’s pieces are in fact an abstraction of her world.
Working predominantly in copper, paint and sterling silver, Reilly’s pieces possess a playful presence.
