The Contemporary Jewellery exchange

The Contemporary Jewellery Exchange is a global project where jewellery artists are paired together to design and create a one-of-a-kind piece for each other, as a gift and creative exchange.

I was partnered with Sabina Kolonič (www.anibas.net) from Croatia. After a thoughtful conversation about meaning and symbolism, we chose “The Red Thread” as our shared theme; inspired by the East Asian belief that people who are destined to meet are connected by an invisible red thread.

Sabina created a necklace from mostly tiny black beads and red bead details, using the laborious “peyote stitch” technique. I created a locket type of piece that can be worn either as a necklace or a ring and contains the red thread inside.