Titled 'Shapes', these studs are an excellent example of Reilly's focus and whimsical creativity, with her signature etched patterning.
Enamelled pale blue and deep blue, each earring features a straight line connected to an upside down arch shape. Each studs colours are decorated in the reverse of the other. One is pale blue on top, deep blue at the bottom with a line pattern running down the bottom half of the earring. The other has deep blue at the top and pale blue at the bottom, with a shorter line pattern. The reverse of each earring has a scalloped line motif with red background enamel.
Materials: Copper, sterling silver, enamel paint
Dimensions: 36mm x 17mm x 2mm
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.
