GRACE HORTON
Australia/ Sweden
🎉 27/04/1996
Did you know?
The stamp pins began as a homage to the postage stamp, a symbol of the tangible world of print media that is slowly disappearing. Like stamps once carried messages, places, and moments across distances, these miniature pins and pendants act as souvenirs, each representing a small story through its imagery.
The designs often feature humorous text or imagery inspired by things I was reading, noticing, or thinking about at the time. To create them, I engrave the design into the stone and fill the grooves with pigment. The surface is then sanded back, revealing the image embedded in the stone.
These pieces function as tiny souvenirs, physical reminders of a moment, an idea, or a passing observation in a world that increasingly exists only on screens.
MEET THE THE ARTIST!
Which part of your creative process do you tend to put off?
The finishing- I will frequently finish a piece or multiple pieces until they are about 90-95% done and then put them aside because I'm excited about a new project.
Which step in your process goes unnoticed but is absolutely essential?
The flexibility in my silicone pieces is something almost impossible to capture through photos, and always suprises people when I show them the movement it enables the pieces to have.
Do you remember the first piece of jewellery you ever bought or collected?
Not the exact piece, but at my bachelor university RMIT they have a Gold and Silversmithing Auction each year with donated pieces from artists and past/ present students to raise money for the yearly catalogue. Its such a fun event and a great way to start collecting as the price points are really affordable and the range on offer is huge. This is where I first started buying pieces.