Soizig Carey’s jewellery practice is rooted in slow design and making, and she is conscious of the impact her work has on people and the environment. Using both ancient and new making processes, she is drawn instead towards creating modernist and long-lasting pieces. Collaboration is a very important part of her practice, in particular with women artists whose aims are thought-provoking and playful. Soizig regularly recycles and re-makes heirlooms, modernising symbolic pieces which are passed from generation to generation. Soizig's Estética collection explores geometric formulas, rotating movements and principally, the circle. It is presented here with smooth plaster objects by Chalk Plaster.

Ruth Leslie has been designing and making playful, sculptural jewellery since 2015. Working in a variety of metals including silver, gold and titanium, she creates contemporary pieces that are both inspired by the subtle details within fabrics as well as the structural forms within textile machinery. Ruth finely twists each individual wire using an old-fashioned drill, wrapping it around frames to create tactile, refined forms—like dangling architecture. Along with these sculptural pieces, Ruth produces a range of wearable, precious metal jewellery influenced by design products such as kitchen and homeware. Her designs are distinctive, modern and tactile. Here they are pictured with glass, Turkish Selenite and marble from the Chalk Plaster.

Silvia Weidenbach fuses historical techniques and new technologies to create striking, unique pieces. Her work explores form, complexity and colour to develop an entirely new aesthetic for jewellery in the 21st century. A leading exponent of new techniques, Silvia has pioneered the use of 3D printing and haptic devices to make jewellery and objects that cannot be created using conventional Techniques. She draws inspiration from the 17th century ‘Cabinet of Curiosities,’ combining new global discoveries with the natural world, the precious with the extraordinary – all elements expressed in her jewellery. We created a backdrop for Silvia using vividly coloured blocks of scagliola, handmade by Chalk Plaster using natural pigments and gypsum plaster.

Captivated by the unseen forces that govern and shape our world, Michelle Currie’s work is a celebration of her love of the interconnected realms of science and art. Through her exploration of ferromagnetic materials containing iron particles and magnetic forces, Michelle creates stunning visual examples of the physical laws that govern the beauty of physics. Michelle sculpts iron directly onto the invisible field lines created by magnetic forces, capturing their explosive moments in static miniature sculptures and wearable objects. The iron used in this collection contains recycled iron shards collected from beaches across Scotland. Her work is presented with undulating  plaster objects cast by Chalk Plaster.

Alison Macleod makes delicately patterned fine jewellery inspired by antique treasures and the stories they tell as heirlooms passed through generations with their own hidden histories. With ‘Catkin’ she draws on a pattern seen long ago on an antique ring, laying dormant in her memory until the time came to make her own wedding ring. From this, her signature technique of layering developed, building sometimes hundreds of tiny disks to make a pattern reminiscent of the spring Catkin flower.

Alison works from her studio in Dumfriesshire, beginning each signature piece in silver and building up the Catkin design until it is finally cast in Fairtrade gold. Each piece created reflects her belief in making items that people will love and treasure forever. For our exhibition Alison’s work is arranged alongside pieces of Moroccan and Oxford gypsum and selenite from Chalk Plaster.

Heather Woof is a jewellery designer based in Edinburgh. Her signature style is characterised
by understated simplicity and effortless movement, reflecting a pared back aesthetic that is integral to her work. Through a methodical process, Heather explores themes of pattern and rhythm to create pieces with intricate structures. Her work balances clean lines and simplicity of form with repetition and subtle movement. Working with precious metals, Heather combines traditional techniques with contemporary design. Each piece is made by hand in her studio with a focus on detail and craftsmanship. Here you can see a new necklace created for the exhibition titled Grid. We photographed this against a geometric black plaster wall panel handmade by Chalk Plaster.