This brooch is handcrafted from silver and carved acrylic. Conyard Eimear intricately works the material surface to create a geometric play of textures.
Height 0.7 cm
Diameter 6 cm
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Eimear Conyard
- Jewellery maker
- Bennettsbridge, Ireland
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
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Fluid forms
- • Eimear's work balances materials and design
- • Her attention to detail is meticulous
- • She blurs the lines between function and art
Eimear Conyard has trained under many master gold and silversmiths at both the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and Glasgow School of Art. Her work combines metal skills with the use of surprising materials such as perspex. Her jewellery and timepieces seek to overcome the challenge of functionality, to not allow constraints to restrict imaginative designs. Her recent vessel forms bring a new scale to her work. These pieces use kum-bu, an ancient Korean gilding technique to apply thin sheets of gold to the surface of silver vessels. Eimear received the California Gold Medal and has work in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland.
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Flux
This neck piece is handcrafted from 24 carat gold, silver and carved acrylic. The spherical neck piece is worn with a stainless-steel cable. Conyard Eimear intricately works the material surface to create a geometric play of textures.
Height 0.7 cm
Diameter 6 cm
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In the Balance
This 22 carat gold-plated silver sphere is part of a sculptural jewellery collection. A wearable ring, made from 22 carat gold, silver and pearls, is housed within the sphere.
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Rook
This sculptural vessel is hand built from silver and gilt with 24 carat yellow gold. Conyard Eimear uses the traditional Korean Kum-bu gilding technique to apply thin sheets of gold to the silver surface, creating gilt silver.
Height 8.5 cm
Diameter 6 cm
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Vortex
This sculptural vessel is hand built from silver and gilt with 24 carat yellow gold. Conyard Eimear uses the traditional Korean Kum-bu gilding technique to apply thin sheets of gold to the silver surface, creating gilt silver.
Height 8 cm
Diameter 5 cm
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