I’m Sarah, the heart and hands behind the creations you'll find on this site. I work from my home studio in beautiful Aotearoa, New Zealand.

I work with recycled precious metals, consciously sourced gemstones, and sometimes found objects like shells and other little gifts from nature. I also work with human and animal remains to create bespoke memorial jewellery.

Like many artists, I find an abundance of inspiration in the natural world around us. I borrow forms and textures from it, attempting to secure what is delicate and fleeting within the permanence of precious metal. My work is also inspired by emotion and memory, by the bonds that our hearts can form between the people and places that we meet along our life journeys. 

I began making jewellery in 2011 when I enrolled in a Bachelor of Design and Visual Arts degree at Unitec, Mt Albert, and majored in Silversmithing and Contemporary Craft. This is where I learnt traditional silver and gold-smithing skills and techniques, whilst also practicing artistic academia. I completed the degree in 2014, graduating at the top of my class as well as receiving the Fingers [Contemporary Jewellery Gallery] Graduate Award. Since then, my artistic practice has grown and developed with me as I have moved my studio from one place to another, between Australia and New Zealand, enjoying many different experiences and creative atmospheres - from busy city life to serene, quiet nature, and everywhere in between.

Growing up, I moved around with my family quite a bit and had the privilege of experiencing life in a few different places around the world. My recent years have been split between living and working in New Zealand and Australia. It is perhaps because of regularly moving around that I have garnered a deep appreciation and love for the sentimental power of jewellery and other small objects, things that can be easily carried with us through our life journeys. Mementoes, souvenirs, talismans, keepsakes – these are all tangible reminders of the people, places, experiences and feelings that we choose to hold close to our hearts as we move through our lives, wherever our journeys take us.

Thank you for being here and exploring my work. If you'd like to reach out for any reason at all, you can find me here.

With warmth,

Sarah x