Jess is an emerging jewellery designer from Birmingham. Her work explores generational trauma experienced by women, caused by misogyny and violence against women & girls. Jess is interested in how experiences and emotions connect people, this project focused on how historic themes of misogyny translate through each generation. This collection was designed for women influenced by third and fourth-wave feminism, specifically those who have grown up with the internet. Jess developed her unique materials and processes to communicate the dichotomous experience of womanhood.
Jess enjoys working in a maximalist aesthetic translating emotions using a wide array of techniques to create intricate, resonating pieces. The entire collection was fabricated from pages of ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath, to highlight the narrative of the pieces. Jess combined her material with adapted traditional stone setting and engraving processes to allow her to set stones into paper. This collection challenges misogynistic conceptions of textiles, and traditional metalwork processes while expressing shared emotions experienced by women and girls.
