HOW:
Double-sided hand-crafted picture frame with your own memories fixed in resin.
Can be ordered in sterling silver or brass
There are 3 sizes:
1. the larger oval 25x19mm
2. the smaller oval 22x16mm
3. the round 18mm diameter
Comes on a 60cm sterling silver chain
* if you choose one with name/word and date stamped on the edge of the frame let me know the info in your cart notes during checkout
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST IMAGES:
I can use any kind of image: a photograph, children’s drawings, artworks. Bear in mind that images will be greatly reduced in size and disguised behind the resin. What becomes more important is colour, composition and contrast. Thin lines and tiny details tend to disappear. Images become obscure and antique in appearance, private and intimate. This is not just a photo in a locket. it is the interaction with the resin that makes it interesting and unique
Please email me at least 2 uncropped images as soon as you can and allow 10 working days for a custom piece like this
WHY:
I have been playing around with resin since my final years at university. What drew me to it is the way it allows you to capture and protect something delicate, like a time capsule. I was working a lot with memory and transformation and the ways we create meaning. For me, the fixing of a significant image and the layering of the levels of protection is a very powerful metaphor
We have the image fixed to paper
The paper fixed in resin
The resin fixed in the frame
The frame secured to a chain on one’s neck
Then - even though the image is fixed, suspended - interaction still occurs:
The hand-finished resin becomes a bit more clear over time as we polish it with our fingers and when we hold the pendant up against the light, the images on the two sides become superimposed, interacting in a most serendipitous way
please read the FAQ's for tips on how to care for your jewellery