Country: United Kingdom
Rachael’s work explores the intrigue surrounding the juxtaposition of unusual material constructs against the body. The material based compositions are intended to engage the viewer via nostalgia or their seductive, concealed properties. The methods used to create the work reference traditions in baking, the basic, rustic knowledge that is passed effortlessly down the generations.
her intent is to instil a preciousness in the banal via its material transformation, as well as to utilize jewellery’s role as social signifier in order to challenge the public’s preconceived ideas of both the practice of Craft and its aims.