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Lace Armour
Welcome to Studio Katherine James.
I am an artist based in Leeds best known for my subversive chainmail technique. I create sculptures and contemporary jewellery which liberate the aesthetic language of typically gendered materials. My process is usually extremely time consuming and often highly intricate, but I apply my technique across vastly varying scales and materials. Through my work I interrogate gendered materiality, ways to disrupt the aesthetic expectations and applications of materials.
![Lace Armour Chainmail Lace Bar Necklace.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/b400345b-0c6f-4b0e-a345-a522905b3b79/Lace+Armour+Chainmail+Lace+Bar+Necklace.jpg)
![PVC Chunky Chainmail Necklace.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/4dcea4bc-2f42-464e-b1f6-973408c28fa3/PVC+Chunky+Chainmail+Necklace.jpg)
![Studio Katherine James Lace Armour Screen Sculpture.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/5aa92d00-38aa-47cd-a042-6ecc79430ff2/Studio+Katherine+James+Lace+Armour+Screen+Sculpture.jpg)
![Chainmail Mask. 2021. Katherine James.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/b277a791-3513-4e00-a479-a5d1b726cd72/Chainmail+Mask.+2021.+Katherine+James.jpg)
![Chainmail Veil. 2019. Katherine James.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/65c90d98-dfe8-4036-921d-adb051459780/Chainmail+Veil.+2019.+Katherine+James.jpg)
![Studio Katherine James Small Brooch.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/fa35f3e0-a9c5-41c5-b466-f38c4fd5959e/Studio+Katherine+James+Small+Brooch.jpg)
![Chainmail Veil (bride). 2019. Katherine James.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/4d86ba0d-c993-4e8a-b4f4-6face9c1d861/Chainmail+Veil+%28bride%29.+2019.+Katherine+James.jpg)
![Chainmail-Lace Bar Necklace (close up). 2020. Katherine James.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/5d973f6d-c782-493c-9183-6da1afd1d709/Chainmail-Lace+Bar+Necklace+%28close+up%29.+2020.+Katherine+James.jpg)
![Lace Armour Collar. 2021. Katherine James.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed63822ff09571a6195cbd8/92e40acb-f924-4be7-b0dd-a7c6576dd59d/Lace+Armour+Collar.+2021.+Katherine+James.jpg)