An artist jeweler based in Glasgow, Scotland, Eleanor Whitworth produces wearable sculptural jewelry inspired by the human relationship with the natural world—both the enjoyment of seeking it and the scientific desire to collect and research it. Her silver and gold jewelry frequently consists of fine wire frameworks suspending elements that play with negative space, creating windows with glimmers of contrasting precious metals, intricate cutouts, and drifting shadows. Combining an arsenal of traditional goldsmithing techniques with modern processes such as laser welding, Whitworth builds delicate jewelry that is surprisingly robust. She enjoys preserving the marks created during hand fabrication in finished works, sometimes using laser punctures, solder joins, and oxidization as decorative features. Careful thought goes into the ethical sourcing of her materials, equipment, and chemicals.
