Honor Dodd

VIDIMUS

Jewellery and Silversmithing - BA (Hons)

School of Design

honordodd.design@gmail.com

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a series of 6 brooches and 4 earrings containing coloured glass fragments. each piece is the aperture of a classic gothic window, but stretched out so it resembles the shadow form. each piece is silver but oxidised grey with silver highlights

TRACERY assembled earrings and brooches. Sterling Silver. Reclaimed stained glass. Photography by Shannon Tofts

Project description

Reflection, repetition, iteration. These are the core tenets of my work that I strive to communicate across all facets of design and making. Using these values, I have aimed to both honour and disrupt classic Gothic architecture and stained glass windows, reflecting on the physicality of such iconic design, as well as ones wider place in spirituality. Specifically, I looked at casting and distorting shadows, looking at the interplay of light and shape.

I also explored distortion through reflection, using a bendy mirror to warp, capture, and create ephemeral shapes. I found these methods to be endlessly exploratory and a helpful metaphor to gain insight into my place in the creative and spiritual world. Being non-religious, but recognising my family’s connection to this church and its design, I aim to bring to life these enigmatic paper and shadow designs to create bold, statement pieces for the appreciator of the intersection between architecture and wearable art.

GRISAILLE brooches

2 brooches sat side by side. the first is a diamond shaped silver cut out of a section of a gothic church window. the second is the same, but slightly stretched out and wavy. both are brooches that have a silver frame so they sit away from the body

GRISAILLE brooches 1+2. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

2 brooches sat side by side. the first is a warped and stretched silver cut out of a section of a gothic church window. the second is further abstracted, more stretched out and wavy almost beyond recognition. both are brooches that have a silver frame so they sit away from the body

GRISAILLE brooches 3+4. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

a hand in front of a white back ground holding a silver brooch that flows and is warped

GRISAILLE brooch 4. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

EMBRASURE rings

a single finger ring designed from the single reflection of a church window. partially silver, partially oxidised black

EMBRASURE ring 1. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

a large 2finger ring fanning out across the hand, sat on a white block. the ring is silver and contains many different cutout shapes resembling a gothic church window

EMBRASURE ring 2. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

a large silver ring spanning the whole width of the hand, sat on a white box. the ring contains many faces of silver fanning out, resembling a distorted church window.

EMBRASURE ring 3. Sterling Silver. Photography by Shannon Tofts

About me

Born and raised in rural Sussex, Brighton adjacent, ecclesiastical and Gothic architecture is a staple in every skyline, tall and wonky spires punctuate every country walk. Contrasting the undulation of the South Downs with the shiny bright jewellery stores and modernist interruptions of the city meant my passion creatively has fallen somewhere between a desire for making and creating, and distorting and interrupting.

Being raised by a solicitor showed me the beauty in order amidst chaos, and the elegance of solutions found between the lines, whilst the interior architect-turned-police officer helped me reflect on my internal navigation in a world of contrast and find my voice both creatively and socially. My work is an homage to my parents, the reflection and distortion mirroring who I’ve become as a result of them, finding my own feet and taking what I can from their teachings in my own style.