Earrings, silver and gold
Brooch, silver and gold
Earrings, silver and gold
Sian Elizabeth Hughes
Sian Elizabeth Hughes currently works in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter after completing a six month artist residency at Bilston Craft Gallery in Bilston, Wolverhampton.
Sian completed her Jewellery and Silversmithing degree at the University of Central England in 2006, when she also won the Contemporary Applied Arts Award at New Designers, Islington.
Her most recent exhibitions include 'MADE' at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 'Dazzle' at Manchester Town Hall and Centrepiece at Birmingham Symphony Hall (2008).
My work is subjective and takes inspiration from natural forms. Within this context I try to incorporate the effects of the particular season and surrounding environment.
All of my collections rely on the simplicity of lines. Organic 3D shapes as thin as paper are all manipulated are threaded on a wire pin that penetrates through an irregular structure. Irregularity in shape keeps each piece spontaneous and lively.
I enjoy creating simple, honest forms and there is often a delicate and feminine element to my work. My aspiration is to create desirable and precious three-dimensional objects that can adorn the body.
Sian Elizabeth Hughes, 2009