Carine Terreblanche 'Ruby Tuesday' brooch

Notes

I use the medium of jewellery design and sculptural techniques to create a fusion or amalgamation between knowledge, handcraft skills, techniques and chosen materials, as a critical discipline that allows me to reflect on my surroundings and translate my ideas into three-dimensional wearable objects and sculptures that stimulate critical thought. In my research, I have often explored the boundaries between jewellery and sculpture, and in doing so, I have questioned the body/object relationship.

I explore the dialogue between more abstract forms and figurative interpretations through which I reflect and critically engage with issues of the socio-economic forces that largely determine what we consider beautiful and desirable when we wear, buy, or create and display wearable objects, jewellery, and sculptural artworks. I use more affordable materials such as wood, plastic, ceramics, and found objects to communicate ideas of beauty and design, stripped of bling and economic status.

- Carine Terreblanche