Elsa Tierney
Elsa Tierney
Jewellery inspired by art and reminiscent of lost treasures, each ring, earring, necklace and statement piece is a homage to the modern artists of the 1930’s such as Brancusi & Man Ray & my love for Art Deco, Bauhaus & Futurist styles

MY STORY

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My Inspiration

Inspired by jewellery, sculpture and artefacts my designs have a quality reminiscent of lost treasures and each piece is a homage to modern artists such as Tamara De'Lempicka, Brancusi and Man Ray and encompassing my love for Art Deco, Bauhaus and Futurist design. Combining my Fine Art background with traditional jewellery making techniques, I like to create small jewellery sculptures, designed to be exhibited on the body. 

An early influence were my visits to museums, my parents took me to the V&A, the Natural History Museum and the British Museum and I would stare through the glass cabinets in awe at the Egyptian adornments, trying to figure out how each piece was made and then try to replicate it in copper wire at home. My mother, an artist herself, would bring home discarded coloured electrical wire, which I would fashion into African style jewellery and sell at my school fairs.

My Austrian aunt had a beautiful collection of very expensive jewellery and when I visited her as a child, the first thing I would say was “treasure!” She would smile, nod & let me rummage through her jewellery box. Combinations of silver and gold, set with wonderful stones would make me dream at night of finding caskets of buried treasure.

HANDMADE

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The Process

I love to sit at my bench with a fresh piece of metal or wax and a new design in mind. The process of making is meditative, concentrating on the piece and my mind clear of everyday things. Specializing in wax carving, a practice used for both jewellery making and sculpture and based on an ancient process called Lost Wax Casting, I like to explore different avenues of working with wax, giving me an alternative approach to jewellery making that encompasses my passion for fine art and sculpture. Trained in jewellery making with a degree in Fine Art at Sir John Cass & Guildhall University, I incorporate influences of modern art and combine them with traditional methods of jewellery making.

RESUME

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Coming Soon - Goldsmiths Fair Week Two - 5th - 10th Oct 2021   

Awards & Accolades
 

. 2019 Bronze - Goldsmiths Award winner for the 3D modellers category

·       2018 Bronze - Goldsmiths Award winner for the 3D modellers category

·       2015 Gold - Goldsmiths Award winner for the Raw Pearls category

·       2016 Silver - Goldsmiths Award winner for the QVC category

·       2017 Goldsmiths Award commendation exhibitor

·       2016 Benchpeg Award Finalist

BA (Honours) - Fine Art - London Guildhall University

Life Drawing & Sculpture

National Diploma in Silversmithing & Allied Crafts - Sir John Cass School of Art & Design

Jewellery Making, Silversmithing, Enamelling, Engraving & Chasing

Accolades, Awards, Features & Associations

Feature in the Goldsmith’s Review of the Goldsmith’s Centre Foundation Course - IntrRead More - Page 66oducing Wax Carving to the course.