"Urchin 2" by Melinda Capp is an exquisite hollow formed brooch. Capp has textured the front face of the brooch with small dots giving the surface bumpy feel. Five irregular domed hexagon shapes form the majority of the front surface with the dots spread across the top. Surrounding the texture is a thin circular border, which is 10mm deep. A double brooch pin is attached to the reverse side. To finish off the piece Capp has treated the silver to leave it white in appearance, and the circular border has been brushed to give a matte finish.
Materials: Sterling silver, stainless steel
Dimensions: 39mm x 39mm x 16mm
Melinda Capp is a practicing artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She holds a BA (Honours) in Sculpture and an Advanced Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design. Her areas of exploration are seen through the lens of being an identical twin. Like the patterning on fingerprints and iris’s (expressions of difference in each twin) she is drawn to the unique patterns and forms in nature (particularly sea life) and also the built environment (industrial structures, architectural details and surfaces) in the urban area where she lives. Her work investigates the relationship between twinship, duplication and multiples, expressed through patterns and represented as sculptural structures that relate to and can be worn on the body.
