This summer, I was approached to be involved in the World Premiere for the release of Series 3 of House of the Dragon, to provide a special gift for each of the guests as well as attending the after party as an Artist in Residence. The team were incredibly supportive of me throughout the whole process. I feel very grateful for their championing of my practice and I am excited to share a little more detail about the whole experience.

I occupy two roles, sculptor and jeweller. Or I could use a single broader term (as many of my peers prefer) and say that I am a “maker”, but I turn to both sculpture and jewellery. Regardless of how I identify myself, I often sense an unavoidable distinction between these two fields of practice. I usually feel that each object I make is slightly more one or the other, and debatably, never equally both. However, I would not say with any conviction that I could confidently point to the exact spot where conceptually, a sculpture ends, and jewellery begins (or vice versa)

My latest artwork, The Lace-Armour Jewellery Mask is an intricate piece of sterling-silver jewellery designed to be worn over a protective facemask during the pandemic. However, through this piece I am also exploring a speculative design approach, imagining what new outcomes could develop from our current masking practices and the lasting impacts on fashion accessory design.

I interview Victoria Rance to explore mutual themes and materiality across our chainmail works and discussing the effects of lockdown.