Verto, meaning transformer, was commissioned by a private collector in 2010 and was my first major commission. It gave me opportunity for me to realise an idea that until then had been confined to the pages of my sketch book. Verto builds upon the concepts that drive my other work, taking inspiration form tribal body adornment and natural forms, and further exploring the theme of murmuration or a collection of seperate individuals that move together fluidly as a single organism.
I devised a way to construct the piece so that not only did it have organic quality of movement but it could also be inverted and worn in over 10 different ways. Each configuration gives a very different look and communicates in a contrasting way, for example aggressively, passively or defensively.
In March 2011 Verto won silver in the Gallery Jewellery category of the Craftsmanship and Design Awards, awarded by the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council.
