Description

Alison Shelton Brown’s Puffed Up Brooch stands loud and proud … and strong. Made with porcelain, nails and found texture detailing. It is a unique and eye catching accessory to elevate any outfit.

Alison Shelton Brown is a multi-disciplinary artist making contemporary wearable sculpture to adorn the body, or a space. Her bold statement jewellery is always imbued with a pertinent environmental message. Alison is a graduate of Camberwell School of Art, later studying MA Ceramics at Bath Spa University. She is based in Devon, where she works from her leafy garden studio.

Haptic Creations

Texture plays a vital role in her making process. The pliability of clay, torn edges, fingerprints, and the ghosts of marks left behind, are subdued only when necessary. An enhancement of these features, never a denial. She works between the lines, inhabiting liminal spaces. Playing with forms for the wall and / or the body produces an intimate experience of sculptural works. Challenging perceived boundaries where sculpture is untouchable, but jewellery is haptic art.

“I love to play with sculpture that can be worn – tactile jewellery which is touched and stroked when hung around the neck – personal portable works of art, handcrafted using both luxurious and recycled materials.” Alison Shelton Brown

Material

One of her primary materials to create with is porcelain. Porcelain has a reputation for being fragile. Yet its luxurious qualities are its inherent strength. Appearances can be deceiving! Its fine smooth clay particles and high kiln temperatures create a stronger ceramic form compared with lower fired earthenware. These unique properties enable thin lightweight components with an underlying process of playfulness and a delicate touch. An example being her exquisite Puffed Up Brooch.

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