Silver Face Bell Pendant by Sophie Woodrow
Silver bell carved in wax and cast into solid silver using the ancient process of lost wax casting in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter. The bell features a whimsical face peering out, carved and designed by Bristol based ceramicist Sophie Woodrow.
The bell is designed to be worn as an oversized pendant but can also be a display piece all of it’s own.
The face is lightly textured and matted with features picked out in a high shine polish. A tapered piece of wire fastens the brooch to the wearer.
The design is characteristic of Sophie’s figures, she says “My figures are psychological portraits, of the people we might be, to ourselves, for a moment, or from another angle. I am interested particularly in the impression that landscape leaves on us, and the contested boundaries between the landscape of the earth, and the landscape of our imagination.”
Friends of the Gallery Collaboration
At Silver & Steel we love creativity and collaboration in all it’s forms and believe that jewellery is a brilliant way to communicate ideas.
We wanted to explore ways in which different mediums could influence jewellery design so decided to invite 7 wonderful, accomplished artists from Bristol and beyond to translate their ideas into prescious metal with us.
Each artist selected the jewellery processes that would suit their work and with support from Silver & Steel created a small capsule collection.
Each piece is totally one of a kind, crafted by hand in wax and cast, or fabricated using traditional silversmithing techniques.
The collections are exclusive to Silver & Steel and a unique opportunity to have your own piece of wearable art by your favourite artist, made to last a lifetime!
Silver bell carved in wax and cast into solid silver using the ancient process of lost wax casting in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter. The bell features a whimsical face peering out, carved and designed by Bristol based ceramicist Sophie Woodrow.
The bell is designed to be worn as an oversized pendant but can also be a display piece all of it’s own.
The face is lightly textured and matted with features picked out in a high shine polish. A tapered piece of wire fastens the brooch to the wearer.
The design is characteristic of Sophie’s figures, she says “My figures are psychological portraits, of the people we might be, to ourselves, for a moment, or from another angle. I am interested particularly in the impression that landscape leaves on us, and the contested boundaries between the landscape of the earth, and the landscape of our imagination.”
Friends of the Gallery Collaboration
At Silver & Steel we love creativity and collaboration in all it’s forms and believe that jewellery is a brilliant way to communicate ideas.
We wanted to explore ways in which different mediums could influence jewellery design so decided to invite 7 wonderful, accomplished artists from Bristol and beyond to translate their ideas into prescious metal with us.
Each artist selected the jewellery processes that would suit their work and with support from Silver & Steel created a small capsule collection.
Each piece is totally one of a kind, crafted by hand in wax and cast, or fabricated using traditional silversmithing techniques.
The collections are exclusive to Silver & Steel and a unique opportunity to have your own piece of wearable art by your favourite artist, made to last a lifetime!
Silver bell carved in wax and cast into solid silver using the ancient process of lost wax casting in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter. The bell features a whimsical face peering out, carved and designed by Bristol based ceramicist Sophie Woodrow.
The bell is designed to be worn as an oversized pendant but can also be a display piece all of it’s own.
The face is lightly textured and matted with features picked out in a high shine polish. A tapered piece of wire fastens the brooch to the wearer.
The design is characteristic of Sophie’s figures, she says “My figures are psychological portraits, of the people we might be, to ourselves, for a moment, or from another angle. I am interested particularly in the impression that landscape leaves on us, and the contested boundaries between the landscape of the earth, and the landscape of our imagination.”
Friends of the Gallery Collaboration
At Silver & Steel we love creativity and collaboration in all it’s forms and believe that jewellery is a brilliant way to communicate ideas.
We wanted to explore ways in which different mediums could influence jewellery design so decided to invite 7 wonderful, accomplished artists from Bristol and beyond to translate their ideas into prescious metal with us.
Each artist selected the jewellery processes that would suit their work and with support from Silver & Steel created a small capsule collection.
Each piece is totally one of a kind, crafted by hand in wax and cast, or fabricated using traditional silversmithing techniques.
The collections are exclusive to Silver & Steel and a unique opportunity to have your own piece of wearable art by your favourite artist, made to last a lifetime!
