25/05/2026
Hi, it’s Vicki with my second post with , going into a bit of detail about my influences, work processes and designs. I have two main designs with my jewellery and various colour ways within them, Painterly and Abstract. I use the resin in layers to create these patterns, letting each colour dry in between layers. It can be quite time consuming but worth it, to see the resin gradually building up. I’m inspired very much by earth given colours, from the natural world but also from art and design from the mid century, especially textile artists like Lucienne Day. I love ochres and mustards, deep greens, olive and dark blues. Forms that inspire me are things like plant fossils, and geological striations - I try to visualise these when I’m working with the resin. Jesmonite is made up from two components- the gypsum powder and the water based acrylic resin. It’s an air drying resin so you have to be pretty on the ball to get the look and colour you are after! But it’s deeply satisfying to have something so rich and opaque which feels lovely to touch and wear as jewellery. I’ll be back later with my third post, so for now see you later 👋🏻
