'Special.' Emmeline Hastings

Emmeline Hastings’ three neckpieces represent a clear development in her creative processes. “I wanted to explore Perspex as a material in its own right, working in a larger and exciting scale. I have begun to work sculpturally with the Perspex in a carefully staged and individual process. Initially working with a large solid piece, through cutting, carving, sanding and polishing, I form a solid naturalistic shape. This is the basis for the design, but once segmented the piece takes on a new and flexible form opening up possibilities for its use in jewellery.

The unique process means that each piece is completely inimitable and ‘special’, they develop as they are created, as I react to the material.