Titled 'Apron', these hook earrings are an excellent example of her focus and whimsical creativity, with her signature etched patterning.
Consisting of an angular inverted arch shape, the main panel is enamelled in pink, black and pale blue, with each panel coloured in the reverse order of each other. One earring is pink at the top and blue at the bottom, the other is blue at the top and pink at the bottom. Broken by a block panel in the middle, there is a dot pattern on the pale blue section. On the reverse the background is enamelled white, with a big blue dot on the center. On the white background is a curly black line motif. An earring hook is attached through a hole at the top of the panel.
Materials: Copper, sterling silver, enamel paint
Dimensions: 36mm x 27mm x 1mm
Length from the drop: 58mm
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.
