I have never seen jewellery like this before. It’s unrefined, unique, and absolutely raw. It’s so raw that there is a sense that it was pulled from the earth and it naturally moulded itself over a molten forge. It doesn’t have the refined beauty that most jewellery embodies. Instead it has something so intriguing just like a naked faced model.
Catherine uses recycled scrap metal from US companies after finding out how most metals are made and processed. She found the facts very disturbing and didn’t want to contribute the destructive ways. “Anything can be done in a responsible manner”, Sutherland says, “It’s important that I work that way.”
After receiving the metal, she then casts it into her jewellery. Each design is unique and is inspired by the metal itself. It’s like she makes the metal into the jewellery it wants to be. Each turnout is different with many failures, which allows each piece to be truly one of a kind.
Check out her website here to learn more about Catherine or to view her art and jewellery.