MEET THE MAKER

Established contemporary jewellery artist. Rebecca Hinwood, designs and hand crafts individual jewellery pieces that convey the distinctive qualities present within Australia's native landscape. Rebecca works predominantly in metal, combining fine and base metals together with coloured gems, and utilises finishes of spray paint and various patinas to create contrast and depth within her work. Her attraction to three dimensional forms has become the most central detail in the design phase of her practice. Using the traditional techniques of saw piercing, filing, forming and soldering she manipulates the metal into simplified, self-interpretive forms that resemble the botanical specimens from her observations. The vast diversity of colours and forms that so distinctively characterise Australia's native flora species has been a never ending source of inspiration within Rebecca's practice. Intrigued by the stories, history and culture that are intertwined in these plants, she incorporates relevant findings from her investigations to create wearable art with expressive, multi layered concepts.

www.rebeccahinwood.com