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 | Shimara Carlow
Shimara Carlow was born in a remote coastal area in West Cork, Southern Ireland in 1979,a childhood fascination for collecting shells, stones, mermaids purses’,feathers and pods found along the sea shore has been the inspiration for her work.
While studying at Glasgow School of Art, she experimented with hand madepaper and silver as mediums for creating large sculptural pieces ofjewellery and smaller silversmithing pieces. Shimara's has always been verytactile and organic and the use of paper enhances this tactility and also brings a light translucent quality to the pieces.
She began a residency at Bishopsland Workshops in South Oxfordshire in 2002 for two years. She used the opportunity to experiment with largerscale silversmithing and to develop a range of silver and 18ct gold jewellery.
Her silversmithing range is all based on pod vessels; small and largepod vessels, bowls, vases and tableware. She uses fine silver and 24ct gold to create these pieces, which are all hand raised, from flat sheets of metal. She uses hammers and mallets to add surface texture and decoration to the pieces, and acid to take the silver surface back to its natural white state.The vessels are constructed to be free standing and off centre, giving them a fluid natural quality.
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Silver Napkin Ring
Edinburgh
Shimara Carlow
Silver and 9ct Gold
£195
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 | Silver Bookmark
Edinburgh 2010
Shimara Carlow
Length: 11cm
£89
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Silver Caddy Spoon
Edinburgh
Shimara Carlow
18ct Gold Bead
£185
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 | Silver Oxidised Gum Nut Vessel
Height: 4.5cm
Diameter: 5cm
£265
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Shimara was inspried to create the Gum Nut range following a recent trip to Australia
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Silver Oxidised Daisy Cufflinks
£69
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 | Pair Silver Daisy Cufflinks
POA
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Oxidised Silver Bowl
Edinburgh
Diameter: 6cm
(OX FSGB3)
Made in fine silver (999)
POA
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 | Silver Tumbler
Height: 8cm
Diameter: 7cm
(FST1)
To commission
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Silver Fluted Bowl
Diameter: 15cm
Height: 4cm
Made in fine silver (999)
To commission
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 | Silver Long Handled Spoon
Edinburgh
Length: 20.5cm
With 18ct gold
Hand formed
POA
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Silver Mustard Pot
Edinburgh
Height: 5.25cm
Diameter: 5.5cm
Made in fine silver (999)
POA
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 | Silver Salt Spoon
Edinburgh
Length: 7cm
Hand formed
POA
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Silver Bowl
Diameter: 7cm
Made in fine silver (999)
(FSGB2)
To commission
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 | Silver Mustard Spoon
Edinburgh
Length: 9cm
Hand formed
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