This charm necklace is an excellent example of Reilly's focus and whimsical creativity, with her signature free form shape, pops of colour and etched line sketches. The four charms hang on a sterling silver chain, all engraved with etched lines, with three of them being a cylindrical form. One is decorated in pastel pink enamel paint. Another charm is a flat piece of sterling silver with Reilly's iconic engraved lines in the shape of a grid.
Materials: Sterling silver, copper, enamel paint.
Cylinder charm dimensions: Length range 27-37mm, width 4mm
Square charm dimensions: 15 x 20mm
Chain length: 46cm
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.
