Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$200.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$200.00

Galileo Drop Earrings in mother of pearl, salvaged plastic (car reflector), silver, acrylic, and steel.

4cm in diameter.

$1,000.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$1,000.00

In SIMULACRA II (within likenesses)– brooch

mother of pearl, vintage cutlery handles, sterling silver, acrylic, steel hand pierced and hand fabricated. 13 x 1.5 cm, 2021.

This brooch is a flexible chainmaille structure of hand carved mother of pearl and vintage cutlery handles. I was initially compelled by the visual qualities of mother of pearl; the smooth, lustrous nacre being evocative of the Art Deco period as a signifier of technical innovation. Within its own structure, the mollusc nacre is an index of the tides, the waved patterning contributing to its remarkable protective strength. Even now, the mollusk produced nacre is being studied by chemists in effort to develop lightweight aeronautic materials and armour.

In the 1930’s and 40’s mother of pearl and other natural materials were simulated with bakelite, phenolic resins and other synthetics to create costume jewellery and popular functional items. I am fascinated by how these simulations have found their own value throughout the history of adornment by extending further into the general populations (sometimes covertly). The vintage cutlery handles allowed me to explore the subtleties of the two different materials. Optically similar, the mother of pearl is dense and compact, whereas the synthetic is almost stretchy, and endlessly durable. Together they are linked into a strong, collapsible network and brought to symmetry by the brooch mechanism. Armour for armour.

$800.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$800.00

In SIMULACRA (within likenesses)– brooch

mother of pearl, vintage cutlery handles, sterling silver, acrylic, steel hand pierced and hand fabricated. 7x7x2cm. 2021

This brooch is a flexible chainmaille structure of hand carved mother of pearl and vintage cutlery handles. I was initially compelled by the visual qualities of mother of pearl; the smooth, lustrous nacre being evocative of the Art Deco period as a signifier of technical innovation. Within its own structure, the mollusc nacre is an index of the tides, the waved patterning contributing to its remarkable protective strength. Even now, the mollusk produced nacre is being studied by chemists in effort to develop lightweight aeronautic materials and armour.

In the 1930’s and 40’s mother of pearl and other natural materials were simulated with bakelite, phenolic resins and other synthetics to create costume jewellery and popular functional items. I am fascinated by how these simulations have found their own value throughout the history of adornment by extending further into the general populations (sometimes covertly). The vintage cutlery handles allowed me to explore the subtleties of the two different materials. Optically similar, the mother of pearl is dense and compact, whereas the synthetic is almost stretchy, and endlessly durable. Together they are linked into a strong, collapsible network and brought to symmetry by the brooch mechanism. Armour for armour.

$200.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$200.00

Lunaris Drop Earrings in red. Mother of pearl, fabricated/lathed, on machine-grade acrylic with long sterling silver hooks, 5. 1.5 x 1 cm, 2021.

Chainmaille Structure 2 Pendant/Ring is hand fabricated 14k gold, sterling silver and green plexi and mother-of-pearl on an 18k bead chain. The pendant can be folded to be worn as a shorter pendant but also, remarkably, as a ring in two different configurations. The pendant falls to 21 cm, and the pendat/ring measures 6 x 3 x 2 cm.

$780.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$780.00

Chainmaille Structure 1. Pendant/Ring is hand fabricated 14k gold, sterling silver and green plexi and mother-of-pearl on an 18k bead chain. The pendant can be folded to be worn as a shorter pendant but also, remarkably, as a ring in two different configurations. The pendant falls to 21 cm, and the pendant/ring measures 6 x 3 x 2 cm.

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Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$400.00

Cut and Interlace map bracelet in sterling silver.

$350.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$350.00

Laika Doublet, in flouro orange, perfect for ring stacking, set with opal cabochon and three black spinels. Hand fabricated in sterling silver.

Size 7.5

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Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$400.00

Cut and Interlace map bracelet in sterling silver.

$200.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$200.00

A Unique necklace inspired and formed from salvaged tail lights of a car. The piece also features a red acrylic disk with sterling silver. It hangs on an adjustable 24" leather cord. The pendant is 4 x 4 cm.

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$240.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$240.00

Digi-Cam Flag earrings inspired by army camouflage in sterling silver, brass and acrylic.

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Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$400.00

Digi-Cam chain earrings inspired by army camouflage in sterling silver, brass and acrylic.

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1925 Earrings. Influenced by the 1920s, these earrings feature mother-of-pearl, garnet and spinels and are hand fabricated in sterling silver and acrylic.

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$400.00

1925 Earrings. Influenced by the 1920s, these earrings feature mother-of-pearl, garnet and spinels and are hand fabricated in sterling silver and acrylic.

Scrying Ring in sterling silver with hand-cut acrylic and mother-of-pearl. "I like to find the balance between colour and texture. With the term 'scrying' I reference a very old idea with both the natural iridescence of mother of pearl and the poreless man-made surface of machine grade acrylics. I'm very excited about this RED, purposely chosen in pursuit of a NASA red.

$300.00

Anna Lindsay MacDonald

$300.00

Scrying Ring in sterling silver with hand-cut acrylic and mother-of-pearl. "I like to find the balance between colour and texture. With the term 'scrying' I reference a very old idea with both the natural iridescence of mother of pearl and the poreless man-made surface of machine grade acrylics. I'm very excited about this RED, purposely chosen in pursuit of a NASA red.

Red, 2 cm and 6 mm between the fingers, size 7.5

Yellow, 16mm and 5 mm between the fingers, is a pinkie ring at size 4.