A plate catalogue of the works.

A sculptural sterling silver brooch or pendant form with flowing openwork divisions, pavé-set cubic zirconia accents, and carved bone visible beneath the upper structure. Sweeping polished silver lines move across an elongated organic silhouette, while textured stone-set surfaces punctuate the composition like reflections on water. The contrast between luminous metal and warm carved bone creates a balance between movement and stillness, refinement and earthiness.

Still Water explores the paradox that calm surfaces often conceal depth, movement and memory beneath them. The title refers to water in a moment of apparent silence: a state of stillness that nevertheless contains unseen currents. This idea is translated through the layering of silver, stone and carved bone, where an active surface hovers above a quieter inner ground. The outer sterling silver structure is composed of flowing divisions that move like channels, reeds, river paths or ripples seen from above. These lines create a sense of motion across the elongated form, yet they remain controlled and disciplined within a unified silhouette. The work therefore investigates how metal can simultaneously communicate fluid movement and structural permanence. Pavé-set cubic zirconia appears as scattered fields of light across selected sections. Rather than functioning merely as embellishment, these surfaces suggest sunlight breaking across water, glints on wet stone, or fragments of reflected sky. Their brilliance animates the piece as it moves, contrasting with the calmer tonal presence of the carved bone beneath. The carved bone backing introduces a second material language. Bone carries warmth, tactility and associations with age, memory and the natural body. Its subtle carved linear texture recalls sediment lines, dry riverbeds or the grain left by time. Positioned beneath the polished silver framework, it becomes the hidden depth beneath the visible surface — the quiet substance below reflection. The piece was developed through personal design intention supported by AI-assisted visualisation during the concept phase. AI was used to test relationships between flowing line, void, surface contrast and proportion. However, the final object required hand manufacture, structural judgement and material sensitivity to resolve pin construction or suspension, stone setting, bone fitting, weight distribution and finish. Conceptually, the work reflects on the relationship between what is seen and what is concealed. The viewer first encounters the brilliance of silver and stone, yet the emotional centre of the object lies in the muted presence beneath. In this sense, Still Water proposes that depth is often held quietly rather than announced.

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