A playful ring made from last night's dinner, this blue triumph is created from resin, ovine bone, silver, synthetic sapphire, gold and polymer. The piece measures 6 L x 6 W x 6 H cm.

Camp! Chantel Gushue

$450.00

Blue. A playful ring made from last night's dinner, this blue triumph is created from resin, ovine bone, silver, synthetic sapphire, gold and polymer. The piece measures 6 L x 6 W x 6 H cm. Size 7.75 To be worn with love and care.

The notion of Camp is intimately entwined with aesthetics. Challenging ideas of beauty, these pieces play with colour and artificial materials in an attempt to elevate last night’s leftovers to high jewellery. To create these two rings, natural ovine bones are painted, embedded in candy-coloured plastics, accented with synthetic gemstones and gold-coloured glass beads to be worn during the Camp high-holiday: cocktail hour.

Camp! Paul McClure

$1,400.00

Spirillum Slice Ring created with laser sintered and fabricated silver. The piece measures 5 L x 2 W x 3.5 cm H and was made in 2020.

My Slice rings are as Camp as Contemporary Art Jewellery itself: non-gendered, beefed up, seriously playful, and imbued with a touch of irreverence. To borrow from queer theorist Richard Dyer, these rings couldn’t look better than worn upon a “clenched fist on a limp wrist”.

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Camp! Meris Mosher

$400.00

1992B Ring is a playful mix of sterling sliver, lab created stone, glitter and resin. The piece measures 2.5 L x 2.2 W x 2.6 H cm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Meris Mosher

$400.00

1992B Ring

A playful mix of sterling sliver, lab created stone, glitter and resin. The piece measures 2.5 L x 2.2 W x 2.6 H cm and was made in 2021. Size 7.5

Style before substance with an emphasis on artifice, these works play the role of 'Fancy Rings'. The deliberate use of low craft materials creates an escape from the conventional principles of fine jewellery; intentionally shifting the gaze to humour and fictional extravagance.

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Camp! Pamela Ritchie

$380.00

Pass the Butter Please is a playful ring created from sterling silver, copper and resin. The piece features Lobster, lime and lettuce for your dinner ring. Measuring at 5.3 cm L x 5.5 cm W x 2.5 cm H and made in 2021.

Camp! Pamela Ritchie

$380.00

Pass the Butter Please is a playful ring of sterling silver, copper and resin. It features lobster, lime and lettuce for your dinner ring; 5.3 cm L x 5.5 cm W x 2.5 cm H and made in 2021. Size 7 To be worn with love and care.

Lobster counterpoints:
Gastronomic indulgence vs. dining impracticality; iconic exoticism vs. predictable regionality; delightful taste vs. malingering odour.

These extremes of effect can characterize its impact as camp culinary theatre embodied in a single object. However in its original, full-sized, biodegradable form, the lobster is arguably not the wisest choice for a wearable object.

These rings present our subject in a much more practical and durable form—while still provoking (if only vicariously) the same complexly diverse reactions, from wearer and viewer alike.

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Camp! Dominique Brechault

$450.00

Comfort Ring 3 in yellow in made from sterling silver and silicone (reclaimed kitchen gadget). The ring measures 2.5 L x 1.5 W x 2.5 H cm and was made in 2019.

Camp! Dominique Brechault

$450.00

Comfort Ring 3 in Yellow

Made from sterling silver and silicone (reclaimed kitchen gadget), the ring measures 2.5 L x 1.5 W x 2.5 H cm and was made in 2019. Size 7

As a mature artist and goldsmith, I find myself in a new place both physically and mentally. I’ve had a long relationship with jewellery making, and a few decades working at the bench wrestling with metal have left its marks on my body. There are aches and pains that cannot be ignored. These Comfort Rings are part of a series that explore my new relationship with jewellery, both as a maker and as a wearer. I have started working with materials such as plastics and silicone. Their warm and soft surfaces and their tactile qualities are quite inviting, and the bold and bright colours that they offer are ridiculous and over the top. Using these non-traditional materials in conjunction with silver has challenged me to explore different types of cold connections. These rings are a celebration of my long relationship with jewellery making. As a woman “of a certain age” I am free to be as colourful as the jewellery I am wearing – not glamourous and elegant, but bold and fun, maybe a little bit silly too.

Camp! Emily Lewis

$500.00

The Prospect of 2 Ring

Copper, green powder coat, jade, glitter, resin and paraloid, 15 L x 10 W x 8 H cm, 2021.

Size 6.5 To be worn with love and care.

Emily Lewis is a Nova Scotian jewellery artist based in Quebec City. She is the owner of Studio METHOD(E) and Galerie Lewis, a contemporary jewellery studio and contemporary craft gallery respectively. She is dedicated to the development of community and support networks in the Quebec City region, provincially and nationally. She works hard to create accessible spaces for work, diffusion and reflection.

In her own jewellery work she is interested by the impact of jewellery and craft historically. She works with motifs from Berlin Iron Work jewellery, William Morris wallpapers and textiles and Victorian jewellery. The political and cultural importance of craft and jewellery work in these eras feels particularly pertinent today. She uses simplification and repetition to create her pieces, graphic lines and bold colours are used in non-noble materials to create production pieces as well as one of a kind works.

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Camp! Lindsay MacDonald

$600.00

Junkyard Galileo Ring created in sterling silver, acrylic, tail lights, cutlery handles, and mother of pearl. The ring measures 7 L x 7 W x 4 H cm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Lindsay MacDonald

$600.00

Junkyard Galileo Ring

A salvaged tail light above a mother of pearl base is surrounded by cutlery handle and acrylic elements and set in sterling silver. The ring measures 7 L x 7 W x 4 H cm and was made in 2021. Size 8

For the Co-Adorn members exhibition Camp, I have used a combination of salvaged and new materials to invoke a junkyard dreamer. I refer to a navigational device for an imagined landscape, resplendent with treasures for this imagined inventor who wanders there.

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Camp! Kayla Lim

$420.00

Spontaneous ring created in sterling silver and 3D printed nylon. The piece measures 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm and is a size 5. Was made in 2021.

Camp! Kayla Lim

$420.00

Spontaneous

Ring created in sterling silver and 3D printed nylon, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, 2021. Size 5 To be worn with love and care.

Last year, the world has changed immensely and so as my approach to design and making had to change. "Spontaneous" collection is made without ideation, prototyping, and plans, which were the most important part of my design process. I just wanted to enjoy creating time with what I have and the best I can and went with the flow. I started my design by grabbing a silver plate and saw it out as the shape I wanted at the moment. These rings turned out to be bold, colourful, and playful, and I think that's what I am hoping to see in this current world with limited accessibility in everything. I hope this collection brings you a little joy and dream as much as it did to me.

Camp! Julie Bégin

$500.00

Sweet Vengeance, ring #3.

This blue ring is crafted in paper, brass and acrylic paint. It measures 38 L x 38 W x 47 H mm and was made in 2021. Size 7.5 To be worn with love and care.

I have a long-held grudge towards Émile Zola. The wretchedness and the surgical thoroughness with which he excises even the last glimmer of hope from his narrative demolish me. I read Germinal in high school and was overwhelmed by the uncompromisingly harsh story. I kept away from his work until the early ‘90s when I read L'Assommoir which submerged me in bleakness. A sense of despair and hopelessness stuck to me for days after finishing the book.

I never intended to touch his work again until February 2021 when, during a rare outing, I stumbled across a dilapidated copy of Germinal in the snow. I picked it up, and by morning, I knew why: This was going to be my Sweet Revenge on Zola.

In a playful and ironic gesture, I decided to negate the original content of the classic masterpiece by stuffing the space between every page with bold hues to infuse them with hope and a virulent joie de vivre. My goal was to change the experience of the book through aesthetics, adding cheerful colours and even glitter (tucked at the center of the book) where there had been nothing but seriousness and gloom. I cut bold shapes from the resulting material and made them into big humour rings. The series continues.

Like rainbows which became talisman against Covid, The series Sweet Vengeance expurges the blues out of Zola. Ça va bien aller!

Originally hand carved in wax, then cast in sterling silver, Dreaming of the Party Days Ring also features London Blue Topaz stones. It measures 2 L x 2 1/4 W x 2 1/4 in H and was made in 2021.

Camp! Tessa Price

$540.00

Originally hand carved in wax, then cast in sterling silver, Dreaming of the Party Days Ring also features London Blue Topaz stones. It measures 2 L x 2 1/4 W x 2 1/4 in H and was made in 2021. Size 6

This masquerade mask looks like much more fun than the masks we are all wearing these days!

The natural world around me plays a major role in my creative process and designs. Nature will provide an infinite amount of inspiration to anyone who takes the time to pay attention. Therefore I often incorporate natural textures and animal imagery into my work to create fun, whimsical pieces for anyone wanting to add a bit of charm to their day.

Camp! Kim Paquet

$640.00

Without Pretension 2

Ring crafted from sterling silver, smoked quartz, citrine and topaz. This piece measures 4 L x 3.5 W x 6.5 H cm and was made in 2021. Size 7-9.5

Camp, once a manifestation of power and protest is now merely decorative accoutrements. In the capitalist environment of constant consumption, Camp rediscovers the rubbish of history, bringing back objects considered nonsense or bad taste. It first resisted definition because it could only exist in a debate between the rich, the powerful, and the beautiful – and the marginalized oppressed. When Camp enters the mainstream in such a fashion at the Met Gala in 2018, it disconnected the aesthetic style from the power it engaged. Those marginalized can no longer use Camp as a means of restoring their autonomy in society.

I moulded and replicated a plastic chain imitation link. These components refer to the Pop culture and the taste for groovy accessories. Referring to my own making process, I created the rings following the material’s reactions. The contrast between the silver roughness and the gemstone preciousness suggests the conversation between the powerful and the marginalized oppressed.

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Camp! Julie Bégin

$500.00

Sweet Vengeance, ring #2. This red ring is crafted in paper, brass and acrylic paint. It measures 38 L x 35 W x 53 H mm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Julie Bégin

$500.00

Sweet Vengeance, ring #2.

Crafted in paper, brass and acrylic paint, 38 L x 35 W x 53 H mm, 2021. Size 8 To be worn with love and care.

I have a long-held grudge towards Émile Zola. The wretchedness and the surgical thoroughness with which he excises even the last glimmer of hope from his narrative demolish me. I read Germinal in high school and was overwhelmed by the uncompromisingly harsh story. I kept away from his work until the early ‘90s when I read L'Assommoir which submerged me in bleakness. A sense of despair and hopelessness stuck to me for days after finishing the book.

I never intended to touch his work again until February 2021 when, during a rare outing, I stumbled across a dilapidated copy of Germinal in the snow. I picked it up, and by morning, I knew why: This was going to be my Sweet Revenge on Zola.

In a playful and ironic gesture, I decided to negate the original content of the classic masterpiece by stuffing the space between every page with bold hues to infuse them with hope and a virulent joie de vivre. My goal was to change the experience of the book through aesthetics, adding cheerful colours and even glitter (tucked at the center of the book) where there had been nothing but seriousness and gloom. I cut bold shapes from the resulting material and made them into big humour rings. The series continues.

Like rainbows which became talisman against Covid, The series Sweet Vengeance expurges the blues out of Zola. Ça va bien aller!

Camp! Mavis Chen

$300.00

Kite Ring

Constructed in sterling sliver and copper, this ring measures 7.4 L x 1 W x 2.8 H cm and was made in 2019. Size 6

Kites are like birds, they have no directions, they go with the wind. But they are not like birds, they are never actually free. Kite Ring is thoughtfully

Through my work, I try to find a balance between storytelling and aesthetics. I make sure every piece of my work is unique and be able to communicate with the viewers. Besides crafting art, I am also an interdisciplinary designer.

Camp! Nicolas Rosin

$1,381.38

Fucking in Tents Ring

Sterling silver with 14 karat yellow gold, garnet and patina. The ring measures 2.15 x 2.15 x 3.6 cm and is a size 7.5. Made in 2021. Size 7.5

I’m really showing off my wild side with this ring… When it comes to Camp, I’m reminded of the playful and intense, while also reminded of getting playful in tents. The insatiable play on words for the play in woods of Fucking in Tents had to be satisfied. So, I whipped out my favourite techniques and went over the top to couple the pair and embrace the lust to perform for my cheeky ideals of Camp. This hand engraved, embossed, scored, bent, fused, set, hinged, and riveted spectacle spins and rocks in sterling silver and 14 karat gold.

Camp! Jessica Dawe

$750.00

Rainbow Fleur-de-Lys Ring

Sterling silver and thread, 9.5 L x 9.5 W x 4.2 H cm, 2021. Size 7

Allow your full Rainbow light to shine through. The Rainbow Fleur-de-Lys ring is a reminder of the full spectrum of light within each one of us.

I am a collector, I am obsessed with color, and infinite possibilities inspire me. I like finding forgotten or lost objects (a rusted piece of metal, a doll’s shoe) and giving them new meaning, new life. I believe different materials give depth to a piece. The creative process allows me to put all these things together.

Being raised in Mexico I grew up with stereotypes and defined roles that marked my childhood. I sometimes feel stuck in tradition and jewelry gives me the window to escape. A window of possibility that allows me to push the boundaries of tradition by combining precious metals with other materials thus giving a new perspective to jewelry. We all have our own perception of beauty. I like to incite the viewer to question their perception of beauty through my art.

Camp! Emily Lewis

$500.00

The Prospect of 3 Ring

Copper, white powder coat, glitter, resin and pearls, 14 L x 10 W x 8 H cm, 2021. Size 7.5 To be worn with love and care.

Emily Lewis is a Nova Scotian jewellery artist based in Quebec City. She is the owner of Studio METHOD(E) and Galerie Lewis, a contemporary jewellery studio and contemporary craft gallery respectively. She is dedicated to the development of community and support networks in the Quebec City region, provincially and nationally. She works hard to create accessible spaces for work, diffusion and reflection.

In her own jewellery work she is interested by the impact of jewellery and craft historically. She works with motifs from Berlin Iron Work jewellery, William Morris wallpapers and textiles and Victorian jewellery. The political and cultural importance of craft and jewellery work in these eras feels particularly pertinent today. She uses simplification and repetition to create her pieces, graphic lines and bold colours are used in non-noble materials to create production pieces as well as one of a kind works.

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Camp! Lena Binnington

$385.00

Crackle Ring 1 is crafted from sterling silver, copper, enamel and acrylic. The bright piece measures 7.8 L x 7.8 W x 2.5 H cm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Lena Binnington

$385.00

Crackle Ring 1

Sterling silver, copper, enamel and acrylic, 7.8 L x 7.8 W x 2.5 H cm, 2021. Size 6.5 To be worn with love and care.

Lena is an emerging jewellery designer, goldsmith and current Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre in downtown Toronto. She strives for a balance of technical excellence and compelling design, producing work that is clean, refined and sometimes eccentric. She believes strongly in upholding traditional methods of metal fabrication while carrying them forward into the future of adornment. The piece “Crackle Ring I” arose from recent material explorations, and the desire for a less controlled making experience. It is the first in a series of playful, bold works celebrating colour and unpredictability.

Camp! Paul McClure

$1,400.00

Cocci Slice Ring created with laser sintered and fabricated silver. The piece measures 5 L x 2 W x 3.5 cm H and was made in 2020.

My Slice rings are as Camp as Contemporary Art Jewellery itself: non-gendered, beefed up, seriously playful, and imbued with a touch of irreverence. To borrow from queer theorist Richard Dyer, these rings couldn’t look better than worn upon a “clenched fist on a limp wrist”.

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Camp! Meris Mosher

$400.00

1992C Ring is a playful mix of sterling sliver, lab created stone, and resin. The piece measures 2.6 L x 3.1 W x 2.9 H cm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Meris Mosher

$400.00

1992C Ring

Sterling sliver, lab created stone, and resin, 2.6 L x 3.1 W x 2.9 H cm, 2021. Size 7.5

Style before substance with an emphasis on artifice, these works play the role of 'Fancy Rings'. The deliberate use of low craft materials creates an escape from the conventional principles of fine jewellery; intentionally shifting the gaze to humour and fictional extravagance.

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Camp! Tori Poynton

$750.00

The Flamingo Fandango Ring is made from sterling silver, 14k Yellow gold, pink cubic zirconia, white cubic zirconias, blush pearl and a lace texture. The fabulous piece measures 5 cm L x 2 cm W x 4.5 cm H Ring size 7 - 8 1/2 and was made in 2021.

Camp! Tori Poynton

$750.00

The Flamingo Fandango

Sterling silver, 14k yellow gold, pink cubic zirconia, white cubic zirconias, blush pearl and a lace texture, 5 cm L x 2 cm W x 4.5 cm H, 2021. Size 7-8.5

A frivolous flamingo was the initial muse for this ring—pink, feathered and high-flown. With theatrical baroque curves accented with artificial sparkle - Is it a diamond? Is it a pink sapphire? This cocktail ring is fabricated with traditional fine jewellery techniques and set with synthetic gemstones.

Covering two fingers, Flamingo Fandango audaciously adds character and grandiloquent flare to the wearer. This ring is reminiscent of the theatrical dance “Fandango”, and its namesake pink colour. While not being worn, the ring makes for an elaborate sculpture on your dresser, getting ready for your next exceptional event. The intricate detailing on the extravagant scrolls derives from pressing lace into silver, representing the delicately textured feathers of the flamingo.

Camp! Beth M. Biggs

$950.00

Medieval Lace Amethyst Ring in sterling silver, 14k yellow gold and African amethyst. The ring measures 2.5 L x 2.5 W x 37 H cm and was created in 2020. Size 7

The Medieval Lace series draws from the rich metalworking history of the period. Maille (chainmail) is one of the earliest forms of armour used as protection in battle. Although maille predates the Medieval Period and is found over a vast geographical area, it generally conjures up images associated with masculinity: knight and kings fighting in gruesome battles. Here, I have taken the concept of maille as protection and created feminine lacy jewellery. These pieces are intended to simultaneously empower and protect the wearer.

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Camp! Michelle Plamondon

$300.00

Slate Steel Ring created from sterling silver and steel. This elegant piece creates dynamic structure on the hand, and mesures 3 L x 4.5 W x 2.5 H cm. Made in 2019.

Camp! Michelle Plamondon

$300.00

Slate Steel Ring

Sterling silver and steel, 3 L x 4.5 W x 2.5 H cm, 2019. Size 7-7.5

Reminiscent of the sheer impact buildings and architecture have on their environment I translates this idea into jewellery. Using exaggerated minimalism within architectural application I mimics slate rock. Dissecting and arraying intense layers of the hefty material to transform into a sculptural skeleton that rules on the hand of the wearer.

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Camp! Michelle Plamondon

$200.00

Industrial Cabochon Ring created from sterling silver, resin and concrete. This dominating piece mesures 5 L x 4.5 W x 4 H cm and was made in 2021.

Camp! Michelle Plamondon

$200.00

Industrial Cabochon Ring

created from sterling silver, resin and concrete. This dominating piece measures 5 L x 4.5 W x 4 H cm and was made in 2021. Size 8

Drawing on themes of bigness & boldness I design a monumental piece. The application of concrete as the foundation is a combination of broken gemstone, gravel, sand, and cement. Everything imaginable in materials that has the toughness of a gemstone and practical value. Combining durability and preciousness to create a massive cabochon solitaire that dominates the hand of the wearer.

Camp! Paul McClure

$1,400.00

Nucleus Slice Ring created with laser sintered and fabricated silver. The piece measures 4 L x 2.5 W x 3.5 cm H and was made in 2020.

My Slice rings are as Camp as Contemporary Art Jewellery itself: non-gendered, beefed up, seriously playful, and imbued with a touch of irreverence. To borrow from queer theorist Richard Dyer, these rings couldn’t look better than worn upon a “clenched fist on a limp wrist”.

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