Shavings

As a student in the 1980’s Elizabeth gathered the wood shavings from the woodworking workshop floor & dyed them in the textile department - this was her raw material. Back in the woodwork department she made two-part moulds on the lathe then combined the dyed wood shavings with a powdered synthetic resin and packed the mixture into the moulds which were then put under pressure until the material had cured. The result was a series of 3 dimensional forms which were then cut & sanded to reveal the colourful marbled surfaces. This repurposed material was combined with dyed veneers and metal was used too. Elizabeth continued to develop this work after her graduation in 1987 creating one-of-a-kind rings, brooches and earrings.