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Who I am?<\/h2>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nAlways\u00a0a\u00a0shell seeker and inspired by\u00a0a love of the wild natural shapes and organic forms found in nature.. sculpted silver shells ,flowers and pods are\u00a0all \u00a0interpretations of these found treasures .. By combining them with rough and polished gem stones and natural crystals , tiny seed pearls silk ribbons, silver chain etc\u00a0\u00a0Laragh Creates\u00a0her\u00a0Treasure Earth collection.I photograph and draw and\u00a0I collect treasure like a magpie..I play a lot with loads\u00a0ideas.I work with silver metal clay (pmc\/art clay) An amazing product\u00a0 which is silver in a clay form .. It can be sculpted, formed, textured and worked with as clay.\u00a0It is suitable to carve and can be finished and refined by gentle \u00a0sanding or just using a paint brush and water…\u00a0Pieces are then fired in a kilin at 900′ c. The result is fine silver \u00a0or sterling silver objects,which I then have hall marked, accordingly.<\/p>\n

After firing pieces are polished and may be oxidized (patinated) which gives an antiqued’ old found treasure’ look to the silver. This can highlight\u00a0\/ low light textures,and give an alternative’ dark ‘\u00a0look to bright shiny siver. Gold detail is something that I add sometimes.\u00a0By using the ancient korean method of keumboo which uses heat\u00a0 and pressure to burnish gold foil to the \u00a0silver. I like to use enamel to add colour and what I think of as \u00a0water effects to some pieces.. The process\u00a0 of enameling involves using \u00a0finely ground\u00a0coloured glass which is fused on to the silver at high\u00a0temperatures ,and the results\u00a0are \u00a0beautiful layers of translucent colour.
\n(Adornment is a primitive desire\u00a0,and I love the idea of jewelry as an means of self expression , and I’m intrigued by the idea\u00a0of\u00a0wearable art.)<\/div>

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See the work<\/a>

Nature and Ireland's coastline are a constant inspiration for her work<\/h2>

Inspired by a love of the wild natural shapes and organic forms found in nature<\/p>See the work<\/a>

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Some of my highlights<\/h2>
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<\/span>My Favorite Projects<\/a><\/h5>
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