Rubus Thicket.
BA 3D Design & Craft, Jewellery & Silversmithing
University of Brighton
Esmé is a jeweller and multi-disciplinary craftsperson.
Esmé’s practice connects to the natural world, exploring ecological issues and the relationship we have with our own environments. Working mainly in precious metals and using the ancient process of lost wax carving, Esmé makes jewellery and decorative pieces. Her work is inspired by the beauty she finds in objects and natural forms gathered for her ongoing collection of found, precious and curious items: rocks, shells, bees found in the street, metal objects and antique photographs. Her recent work is a collection of jewellery examining the idea of wilderness within rural and urban spaces in a 21st century context, encouraging us to see, value and protect the scarce patches of wildness that remain.
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Rubus Hollow Pendant
Windswept Branch Brooch
In:Site 2022
Esmé is one of 20 artists who were selected to show their work at In:Site 2022. The event took place in spring 2022.
Find out more about the other artists.
Esmé Naylor’s project, Lichen of Cathedral Square, drew attention to the beauty, colour, texture and pattern of the often overlooked lichen growing in the Square. Churchyards are of great importance to the preservation of lichen, with many of the lichens we see being as old as the gravestones they grow on. Using jewellery and silversmithing techniques, Esmé invited people to create a metal artwork inspired by this wonderful organism.
