Skye Bragg Designs- Skye Bragg, Peak Hill NSW
My passion for creating unique handcrafted jewellery pieces comes from the inspiration I draw from my surroundings around my studio in Central NSW. My style has been developed by using the natural elements that I observe and collect in my daily life, photographing, sketching and making paper forms before texturing, forming and forging metal - predominately sterling silver - to create distinctive and recognizable wearable pieces inspired by the Australian landscape. Having lived on properties surrounding Bourke in Western NSW for the past 27 years, I found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Using what I see and collect, I have developed my unique style of jewellery.
I began silversmithing in my last two years at boarding school through Sturt in the southern Highlands, then later developed my skills at the McGregor arts Schools through the tutelage of jewellers Rex Steel Merten, Diane Appleby and Gerhard Herbst. I learned the art of organic casting with Bob Richardson which is now a large part of my practice.
My creations are inspired by the texture of a red gum, the ripples in the sand, and the form of a gumnut or seed pod. I have recently moved to central NSW, where I now enjoy a different skyline view of the beautiful Herveys Range. Despite the change in scenery, my passion for nature-inspired jewellery remains strong. I now draw new inspiration from within these ranges and across the plains, from the lines of a scribbly gum to the rolling forms of the ranges.
I began silversmithing in my last two years at boarding school through Sturt in the southern Highlands, then later developed my skills at the McGregor arts Schools through the tutelage of jewellers Rex Steel Merten, Diane Appleby and Gerhard Herbst. I learned the art of organic casting with Bob Richardson which is now a large part of my practice.
My creations are inspired by the texture of a red gum, the ripples in the sand, and the form of a gumnut or seed pod. I have recently moved to central NSW, where I now enjoy a different skyline view of the beautiful Herveys Range. Despite the change in scenery, my passion for nature-inspired jewellery remains strong. I now draw new inspiration from within these ranges and across the plains, from the lines of a scribbly gum to the rolling forms of the ranges.
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