Cheryl Sills
I have always been fascinated by diamond forms, the facets, the reflection of light and their status in terms of monetary value. Therefore, I decided to recreate them in other materials, originally non-precious materials such as rubber and resin but now using silver has given me a lot more freedom to create the faceted form. The ‘diamonds’ I made originally were from flat sheet that were scored, folded, and soldered to form the individual pieces. I am now fly pressing them from sheet thus simplifying the technique. By creating these faceted forms the wearer manages to see the pieces from different angles and they catch the light in a similar yet more simplified way than the precious stones known as diamonds.
