Sharon Church

Sharon Church is a jewelry maker that uses nature to inspire her work. She takes most of her inspiration from her garden and domestic environment. Her brooch “Shimmer” is to be worn pinned above the heart, and she describes this placement on the body as both a lure and an animate curiosity. In the brooch she has accomplished the moist movement of a slug and combined it with the plumpness of her aloe plants. One has the potential to sting and irritate the skin, the other to heal it; both ooze protective moisture when touched or pierced. Church carved “Shimmer” from wood, studding them with old European cut diamonds, and using buttermilk paint to create a reminder of nature at its most vulnerable. In “Alone/Allure” she creates this piece from oxidized sterling silver, carved antler and old European cut diamonds. This piece is about life and longing.