Elsa Tierney

Inspired by jewellery, sculpture and artefacts my designs have a quality reminiscent of lost treasures and each piece is a homage to modern artists such as Tamara De'Lempicka, Brancusi and Man Ray and encompassing my love for Art Deco, Bauhaus and Futurist design. Combining my Fine Art background with traditional jewellery making techniques, I like to create small jewellery sculptures, designed to be exhibited on the body. 

I love to sit at my bench with a fresh piece of metal or wax and a new design in mind. The process of making is meditative, concentrating on the piece and my mind clear of everyday things. Specializing in wax carving, a practice used for both jewellery making and sculpture and based on an ancient process called Lost Wax Casting, I like to explore different avenues of working with wax, giving me an alternative approach to jewellery making that encompasses my passion for fine art and sculpture. Trained in jewellery making with a degree in Fine Art at Sir John Cass & Guildhall University, I incorporate influences of modern art and combine them with traditional methods of jewellery making.