My degree collection focuses on Irish women from history who are perhaps not as well-known as their male counterparts. ‘Background Figures’ is a series of 10 brooches, highlighting the lives of Elizabeth O’Farrell, Eva Gore-Booth, Daisy Bates and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington. The aim of my collection is to bring these women back into focus, tell their stories, start conversations and in turn, give these women more recognition for their accomplishments. I work primarily in metals, using processes such as press-forming, etching and casting. In this collection I have enjoyed mixing these traditional techniques with modern processes such as 3D printing.
1 - Elizabeth O'Farrell Brooch - Sterling silver, 18K gold leaf.
2 - Elizabeth O'Farrell Brooch #2 - Oxidized silver, 18K gold leaf, etching.
3 - Elizabeth O'Farrell Brooch #2
4 - Eva Gore-Booth Brooch - Sterling silver, etching, 18K gold leaf.
5 - Eva Gore-Booth Brooch #2 - Sterling silver, etching.
6 - Daisy Bates Brooch - Heat treated copper, brass rivets, etching.
7 - Daisy Bates Brooch #2 - Sterling silver, etching.
8 - Daisy Bates Brooch #3 - Sterling silver, etching.
9 - Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Brooch - Sterling silver, etching.
10 - Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Brooch #2 - Oxidized silver, embossed and etched.