Katherine Grocott
Playing with the Big Rocks
About the artist
Katherine Grocott has been interested in jewellery design since she took it as a minor subject in her Fashion Degree. She started to focus on jewellery design in 2014. Katherine’s work is quite strong and graphic visually. She appreciates minimalism and this features in her work. Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature quite strongly in her work. Katherine believes that jewellery offers a creative opportunity to express oneself. A piece of jewellery can tell a story, make a statement, start a conversation or act as a memory keeper.
Katherine Grocott has been interested in jewellery design since she took it as a minor subject in her Fashion Degree. She started to focus on jewellery design in 2014. Katherine’s work is quite strong and graphic visually. She appreciates minimalism and this features in her work. Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature quite strongly in her work. Katherine believes that jewellery offers a creative opportunity to express oneself. A piece of jewellery can tell a story, make a statement, start a conversation or act as a memory keeper.
About the artwork
During my time in Queensland, two things dominated my thinking and my time – making jewellery and rock climbing. Both were sources of great joy, learning, failing, trying again, succeeding, overcoming trials and starting over.
While out climbing, I’d often be inspired by the scale of the cliffs, the rock texture, the lines that a climb would take and the varied colours of the different geologies. Queensland boasts some of the most amazing rock climbing areas in the country, from the sandstone of Brooyar near Gympie, the volcanic peaks of the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast and the world renowned cracks of Frog Buttress outside Boonah. In these five pendants, I’ve tried to communicate a little of the beauty and majesty found in some of my favourite places in Australia. In doing so, I hope to create pieces that reflect a fraction of the iconic status of these stunning cliffs.
During my time in Queensland, two things dominated my thinking and my time – making jewellery and rock climbing. Both were sources of great joy, learning, failing, trying again, succeeding, overcoming trials and starting over.
While out climbing, I’d often be inspired by the scale of the cliffs, the rock texture, the lines that a climb would take and the varied colours of the different geologies. Queensland boasts some of the most amazing rock climbing areas in the country, from the sandstone of Brooyar near Gympie, the volcanic peaks of the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast and the world renowned cracks of Frog Buttress outside Boonah. In these five pendants, I’ve tried to communicate a little of the beauty and majesty found in some of my favourite places in Australia. In doing so, I hope to create pieces that reflect a fraction of the iconic status of these stunning cliffs.
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Image by Caroline Arlett Photography