"A unique collection of jewellery pieces, handmade from used hardwood drum sticks by professional jewellery artist and Drum Club member Elizabeth Bone" Drum Works 2020.
I am excited to share my latest project working with Drum Works Music. I have designed and made a collection of affordable and easy to wear jewellery pieces made from used and broken hickory hardwood drumsticks from the Drum Works Music project.
I have been a Drum Club member for a good few years now, attending weekly drumming sessions at the Barbican and taking part in occasional performances. Broken sticks are an inevitable part of drumming and I was often struck by just how many could be in the bin at the end of a session. I started taking them home, thinking about them, sometimes using them as kindling in our wood burner. Lockdown has given me the opportunity to get to grips with using the broken drumsticks in a project that will benefit the work that Drum Works does. Any unusable sections of the stick are saved for kindling, there is no waste!
10% of every sale goes directly to Drum Works, a music project based in east London that encourages social cohesion and improves educational and aspirational outcomes for its participants. Their vision is to build a community where every individual is empowered to make positive choices about their future, to aim high and to take responsibility for their role in supporting others around them. Drum Works started in 2007 and are a Barbican Artistic Associate and work closely with the Guildhall School. Drum Works now involves around 500 people every week through six East London schools, two senior bands and an adult ensemble. Buying a piece of Drum Works jewellery will help support the continuation of the important work that they do with young people.
You can browse and buy the collection of necklaces, pin badges and earrings here
