Thea Smart Henry Jewellery
Using polymer clay and metal wires, Thea balances texture and colour to create individually remarkable jewellery pieces.
Her design approach is largely influenced by ‘clay play’; development through colour blending, polymer clay manipulation and design-on-the-table which often produces favourite pieces. Cracks, abstract pattern and hints of fingerprints to denote ‘hands at work’, all become compellingly attractive features when added with deliberation.
Discs and circles feature frequently in Thea’s work. She takes the ‘most perfect of all shapes’, and floods this base with organic lines, colour and texture using a myriad of tools and surface techniques. Thea’s statement disc neckpieces are eye-catching accessories for the bold-hearted and ‘Relic’ pieces include deconstructed shards of previous projects to reduce waste.
“...creating beautiful things with my hands is a balm for my soul in the astonishingly fast pace of London.”
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You can catch Thea Smart Henry Jewellery at Catford Arts Trail 2020 - venue no. 18 Torridon Library SE6 1RQ