Karen Parker

Jewellery

I am drawn to design across various disciplines, especially the applied arts and specifically the structural elegance of the Bauhaus and the simplicity of Alexander Calder’s work with metal, prioritising line, shape and form.

 

I have been designing and making jewellery for the past 15yrs. Prior to this, I had a long career in the NHS as a nurse working in the emergency department of my local hospital.
Recently located to the beautiful Welsh boarder town of Hay-on-Wye, I have been lucky enough to join the cooperative of makers that is the Haymakers Gallery.
Working primarily in precious metals, I draw inspiration from the natural world and the traces of human influences within it.
My designs are organically inspired, contemporary jewellery which feel both rooted in nature and shaped by thoughtful craftsmanship.

Commissions undertaken.