Playing with the Big Rocks

During my time in Queensland, two things dominated my thinking and my time – making jewellery and rock climbing. Both were sources of great joy, learning, failing, trying again, succeeding, overcoming trials and starting over.

While out climbing, I’d often be inspired by the scale of the cliffs, the rock texture, the lines that a climb would take and the varied colours of the different geologies.

Queensland boasts some of the most amazing rock climbing areas in the country, from the sandstone of Brooyar near Gympie, the volcanic peaks of the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast and the world renowned cracks of Frog Buttress outside Boonah.

In these six pendants, I’ve tried to communicate a little of the beauty and majesty found in some of my favourite places in Australia. In doing so, I hope to create pieces that reflect a fraction of the iconic status of these stunning cliffs.

2019

Aluminium, Nickel Silver, Silk

40 x 8 x 1cm

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