Pulling away from old photographs.

It’s been a hard decision but after long thought I have decided I will put the old photos away to rest. For many years now I have been particularly interested in jewellery and sentimental values that are usually associated with jewellery. I have looked into and collected many objects like hair jewellery, tintypes- Daguerreotype and glass negatives but most of all the Locket (LOVE). I am drawn to these objects and will no dought keep collecting them for many more years to come, there is something quite beautiful about a worn photograph, the detail, the expressions, the darkness.

I stumbled across the amazing jewellery of Bettina Speckner who I feel has really captured the essence of these objects, her work is stunning, dark and other worldly, something I was always trying to achieve, yet somehow feel I always missed the mark a bit.

Coming across her work I was delighted, but also felt that rush of wretchedness that someone else was using old photographs and found objects in a similar manor to me. I have learned that sometimes rather than press on with the fear of people thinking “Well Shauna is just copying” that I will move onto something else.

Really, I have exhausted my journey of the sentimental, and it is time to take a new path. I have had to take a step back, deep breaths and long walks to really find what it is. That thing…..

Saying all of this... i may find the path may lead me back to the photo once again? Who knows.