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©Zoe Arnold
©Zoe Arnold
©Zoe Arnold
©Zoe Arnold
©Zoe Arnold

Zoe Arnold

  • Jewellery maker
  • Bexleyheath, United Kingdom
  • Master Artisan
Zoe Arnold Jewellery maker
Contact
English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+44 7931797549
©Zoe Arnold

The jewellery poet

  • • Zoe is a graduate of Central Saint Martins
  • • She makes her objects from a variety of materials
  • • She works in a workshop built by her father

British craftswoman Zoe Arnold is a poet of jewellery. Her stunning wearable sculptures are based on moments in time, quiet observations, and simple comments. Applying traditional and non-traditional materials, crafting everything by hand, and bringing the ideas to life by using different techniques like metalwork, goldsmithing, carving, and waxworking, she tells stories. Zoe works from the "Magic Shed", a studio her father built for her. The artisan describes her jewellery pieces as an amalgam of the “love of fine detail, the poetry of material, and the delicacy of voice”. Zoe's works can be found in many prestigious collections such as the Crafts Council and the V&A museum. The artisan also works on commissions and she provides jewellery mentoring and teaches at Morely College.

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Works

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Photo: ©Zoe Arnold
Family Brooch

A delicate diamond-shaped brooch, consisting of several varying-sized ovals made of mother of pearl and white zinc. The central oval is an antique glass photograph of a lady. The brooch back is made of a latticework of blackened silver wire. Each element is held loosely in place by gold loops, which allow the parts to move when worn.

Length 7 cm
Width 7 cm
Height 1.5 cm

Photo: ©Zoe Arnold
Pressed Brooch

The brooch is made up of two repeated overlapping rounded shapes, each with a fold down the centre which holds a delicate line of tiny coral beads. The zinc surface of the forms has been pressed with dried flowers to leave an imprint on the metal. The dusty surface of the zinc is held in place with gold rectangular rivets.

Length 7 cm
Width 6 cm
Height 2 cm

Photo: ©Zoe Arnold
Mirror Brooch

A chalky white Zinc brooch, with a reflected dried flower embossed into the surface. The pattern mirrored on both sides of a central strip of gold. Two zinc drops dangle over a grey shell below. The back of the brooch is a structure of blackened silver wirework.

Length 6.5 cm
Width 6 cm
Height 1.3 cm

Photo: ©Zoe Arnold
Bird in hand necklace

A necklace consisting of long lengths of blackened silver interspersed with small loops. On this chain hangs a golden hand, made from folded and plated silver, with embossed fingers. The hand is upturned, and within lies a small grey zinc bird, also upturned, and appearing to be dead. However, this bird is only playing dead, and can still fly away.

Length 22 cm
Width 8 cm
Height 0.4 cm

Photo: ©Zoe Arnold
Wren

A brooch from the A History of Birds series of wearable objects. The piece depicts a wren and is made of exquisitely hand-carved Lime wood with tiny feet handcrafted from silver. The enamel paint is applied to the object. The bird is of light brown colour.

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