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Formica and Enamel Brooch

MakerMade by Katy Hackney (Dundee, Scotland, born 1967)

Date2006

Object NameBrooch

Mediumformica, laminate, white metal, enamel

ClassificationsJewellery

Dimensions4.1 × 4.7cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2007 with assistance from the Grampian Fine and Decorative Arts Society and the City of Aberdeen Ladies Probus Club.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 08

Object numberABDAG011329

Keywords

About MeThis brooch demonstrates Hackney's innovative approach and ability to expand the boundaries of traditional jewellery making. She combines vintage Formica, which is essentially a modern material, with enamelling, a form of decoration, with its origins in the East. Here Hackney has employed the cloisonné technique, whereby the enamel is contained within separate metal cells to form the leaves of the plant. Her restrained use of this decorative method and simple treatment of nature in her work bares a resemblance to Japanese enamelling of the 19th century.
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The jeweller artist has here combined the ancient technique of enamelling with the relatively modern resin material Formica.

Exhibitions

Gallery 08 - Adorning