My collection of sea urchins was originally gathered as a keepsake from a childhood family holiday and sat on a mantel piece for nearly 20 years, lined up like Russian dolls. It was the smallest of these that went on to inspire my delicate sterling silver ‘Urchin Collection’.
Everyone seems to love the sea urchins' aesthetically pleasing natural form and here it has been replicated by creating a mould of the original shell and casting it in solid silver to capture its memory forever. Each of these tiny silver forms is then turned into a beautiful yet durable piece of jewellery using different surface finishes such as pale turquoise enamel, oxidized silver and 18ct rose gold plating.
