Issy White
"All of my pieces begin outdoors.
From my studio in West Sussex, I forage for tiny instances of Mother Nature – like peeling tree bark or a fallen seed. I turn these fragments into handcrafted contemporary jewellery using a technique known as ‘lost wax casting’.
After casting the foraged fragments in bronze, silver or gold, I carefully manipulate the metal – priming and polishing, bending and burnishing, helping the organic shape to fit the contours of our own natural bodies.
My aim is for my jewellery is to capture nature and recast it for you."
Issy has been studying and making jewellery for almost two decades. After initially studying Photography at Bournemouth Arts Institute and graduating with a BA, she enrolled on various evening courses for jewellery and silversmithing. It was here that she realised this was where her heart lay, and attended Holts Jewellery Academy in Hatton Garden for further training.
Issy now lives in West Sussex, with her partner and two children.
