Catherine Hartley
An interest in the ancient, elemental story of metals is woven throughout Catherine’s practice. Their rich colours and textural potential are drawn out and highlighted in her work, and she often joins various alloys so that the contrast between them amplifies each. Seeing jewellery as a vessel for narrative and memory, her work echoes the cosmic origins of metals and speaks of natural forces and forms, such as the warmth of the sun, layers of the earth, or the movement of water.