Designer Makers
April Neate
I am fascinated by architecture. I collect architectural details with my camera, always keeping my eyes open, looking up at what other people walk straight past. I am drawn to lettering and numbers on buildings, as well as doorways and keyholes.
I also collect envelopes for the postal marks and handwritten addresses. I like the contrast of printed symbol and hand drawn letter.
I translate these ideas into jewellery. Using the architectural details I have collected and the envelopes I hoard, I draw out by hand numbers, letters and symbols. Sometimes I use the arrangements in which I found them; sometimes I create my own compositions.
I use presswork to create hollow forms, and photo etching to draw on the surface of the metal in low relief surface designs. I then fabricate each piece, piercing out the apertures and patterns by hand.
71 Vyse Street
Hockley
Birmingham
Tel: 0121 551 7342
april@aprilneate.com