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Nature the inspiration for Shannon
March 12th, 2010
Local jewellery manufacturer Shannon Cornish is busy renovating her store in the main street of Woodside in anticipation of an opening later this year.
"It is certainly keeping me busy," Shannon said.
"I am really looking forward to the opening and the chance to exhibit my work regularly, as well as being able to share the space with other local artists."
Once completed, Shannon will use the space as her studio, as well as providing space for an artist in residence.
"I have been working as a qualified manufacturing jeweller for two years now," Shannon said.
"I began my study of jewellery in 2000 after a bit of soul searching and trying to find my passion. I really liked working with beads when I was younger so I decided to enrol in some jewellery classes."
Shannon initially took some lessons from Mount Barker jeweller Matthew Hale, and after successful completion was offered an apprenticeship with him to learn the finer points of the trade.
"I work with both sterling silver and gold, as well as using precious gems and other stones," Shannon said.
"I do all my work by hand, so it's a matter of shaping the elements until they sit just right. Sometimes I will see a stone or element that speaks to me and I know straight away what I want to do with it, other times I will be searching for a certain element to complete a piece."
Shannon has recently had 23 of her works on show as part of the F word Art Trail at Macclesfield. Presented by the MaccyArto arts group, the trail featured 30 artists, exhibiting in eight venues in the town.
"The pieces were all meant to start with 'F'," Shannon said.
"I put in some fairies, 'flutterbys' and some filigree trees. I received really good feedback from the exhibition."
One of Shannon's pieces was also judged a finalist in the 2008 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize.
"It was a piece that I made for myself," Shannon said.
"It is a magnolia tree, with a sterling silver flower which sits, slightly opened, on a jade base. There certainly seems to be a lot of nature in the work that I do. Trees are a big thing with me at the moment."
Shannon individually designs her pieces to suit the people who buy them, giving her jewellery a depth of meaning not available from mainstream commercial jewellery stores.
“I love sitting down with a customer and working with their idea to create something really special that I know they will love and will last for generations to come," Shannon said.
"That’s really special to me."
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