NUALA JAMISON
CERAMIST
Bright, soft and elegant, Nuala Jamison’s jewellery is a joy to wear. Working from a studio in West Cork she successfully combines acrylic with silver or 18ct gold to create jewellery that has a uniquely beautiful and natural feel. The making of her work is a time consuming process; the acrylic or Plexiglas® material is firstly cut, filed or carved into a rough shape. It is then treated with pumice and water over several weeks in a specially made machine that helps the material achieve a soft, matte surface that echoes the natural weathering action of waves on beach stones.
The mimicking of the natural process of erosion exploited in the making of her pieces is subverted by the fluorescent brightness of her coloured elements that thread their way along an articulated silver backbone of a necklace or the shapes that softly wind their way around a finger to create a ring. It is this softness and tactility combined with often bright primary colour that has become her signature. Jamison is particularly interested in colouring her materials; using a specially developed colourant that highlights the beauty of the material, she marries soft form and beautiful colour and in the process renders this commonplace material precious.
Her work is featured in many private and public collections, most notably the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland; the Contemporary Arts Society, London, UK; the Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Dromataniheen
Durrus
Co. Cork
+353 (0) 27 61538
nualajamison@eircom.net
www.nualajamison.com
Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland;
Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK;
Julie Artisans Gallery, New York, USA.
Image 2: Necklace. Acrylic and silver chain. 30mm x 5mm (W x D).