A plate catalogue of the works.

A sculptural silver ring with flowing openwork forms, inset sections of deep red and white resin, and a single cubic zirconia held within a raised circular setting. Sweeping polished lines move across the surface like ribbons or memory traces, creating a composition that balances openness and containment. The piece combines contemporary minimalism with symbolic warmth and intimate narrative.

Keepsake explores how memory can be held within form. The title refers to objects preserved not for utility, but for emotional meaning. Rather than representing a specific event, the ring considers memory as layered, partial and fluid — something that shifts over time yet remains anchored to certain luminous details. The composition is built through flowing silver pathways that move around and through open space. These lines suggest the way recollection travels: circling, returning, pausing and continuing. The open passages are as important as the solid metal, allowing absence to become part of the narrative. In this way, the ring uses negative space to signify what is remembered only in fragments. The red resin element functions as the emotional centre of the work. Red is used here to evoke affection, vitality, intimacy and the warmth associated with treasured experience. In contrast, the white resin introduces clarity, calmness and moments of still reflection. Together, these colours create a dialogue between passion and serenity, intensity and peace. The single cubic zirconia is positioned as a focal point of light. Rather than acting as conventional ornament, it symbolises the one detail that remains vividly preserved when other aspects of memory begin to soften. It becomes the glint of recognition within an otherwise shifting landscape of recollection. The ring was developed through personal design intention supported by AI-assisted visualisation during the concept stage. AI was used to test relationships between flow, void, colour placement and symbolic balance. However, the final piece required hand manufacture, technical refinement and material judgement to resolve proportion, comfort, resin integration and structural strength.

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