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AugA is a travelling Fine Jewellery pop-up exhibition, showcasing the work of Rebecca Steiner and Ellen Monaghan. Each show gives you the opportunity to meet, view current work and collaborative projects, and commission work from these award-winning designers.

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Ellen Monaghan + Rebecca Steiner Collaboration Project 1

For AugA: A Summer Exhibition, Ellen and Rebecca worked separately - yet together - on a piece of jewellery to showcase the collaborative nature of AugA. Their final piece was this necklace, incorporating distinct elements of both their styles.


The images below show the works in progress:



Step 1:

Rebecca making pieces using Ellen's forging technique:









Ellen makes pieces using Rebecca's wax carving techniques:







Step Two:

Rebecca receives Ellen's pieces and works with them:





Ellen receives Rebecca's pieces and works with them:


 [Missing a few images here of Ellen's lovely work so I will describe it: As well as this ring she brought all my other little pieces together to create a necklace that balanced carefully around the neck. See the Auga sketchbook for drawings of this piece. - Rebecca]

Step Three:
The pieces are swapped back one final time and finished:











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