by Sarah Packington
Each pair of Construction 2 earrings is unique. Every component piece is cut from tinted perspex, the edges are sanded and dyed black to give a bold outline. The two parts are joined by a jump ring giving a lovely movement.
They have a drop of between 50 and 60 mm approximately depending on the pair.
Sarah Packington designs and hand makes colourful dyed acrylic jewellery in her studio in Brighton. She came here from London to study Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastics BA(hons), graduating in 1991. Her shapes are inspired by mid century textile designers such as Lucienne Day and Joanne Groag, and abstract artists like Mondrian and Miro. She loves their joyful shapes and colour combinations, endeavouring to push the boundaries what can be done with my chosen material, and love to experiment with different textured surface patterns and new ways of joining components. Many of her designs have hand etched lines on clear acrylic which is dyed and polished back to reveal the coloured pattern, using a laser cutter or bandsaw to cut out the shapes from sheet acrylic. All her ear wires are hand made in silver. All designs are highly finished to give a precious feel.