beth legg surfaces 2014 29th nov - 24th dec
beth legg surfaces The Scottish Gallery is delighted to host an exhibition of Beth Legg’s jewellery. The show follows the practice-led PhD she obtained from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 which culminated in a presentation of her work at the National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh. Beth’s work is rooted in a delight in the poetic nature of materials – in both surface and content. Fallen trees, tangled seaweed and lichen-covered stone - the Scottish coastline and hinterlands strongly influence the work she produces. Working instinctively, her practice is process-driven and materialled. The traditional hand tool methods she utilises help to reveal the intrinsic potential of each material, whether precious metal, stone or wood. Beth's jewellery is a moving dialogue – each piece a reflection of the beautifully bleak and shifting nature of the Scottish landscape. Beth Legg, 2014
Beth in her studio in Burntisland, Fife
surface “It is only after you have come to know the surface of things you can venture to seek what is underneath. But the surface of things is inexhaustible.� Italo Calvino
ripple brooch silver 6 x 6 x 0.5 cms ÂŁ540
tide brooch silver 6 x 6 x 0.5 cms ÂŁ520
surfaces necklace II silver & carnelian 53.5 cms in length ÂŁ640
surfaces necklace I silver & carnelian 49.5 cms in length ÂŁ640
lunar surfaces brooch silver, wood, steel, enamel paint & beeswax 9.5 x 6 x 1.1 cms ÂŁ620
left: tubular cluster earrings silver 6 x 2.2 cms ÂŁ180 right: oval surface earrings silver 4 x 2.5 cms ÂŁ110
top: oval surfaces brooch silver, wood, steel, enamel paint & 22ct gold leaf 7.5 x 3.8 x 1.1 cms ÂŁ380 bottom: oval silhouette brooch oxidised silver & steel 7.7 x 3.5 x 1.1 cms ÂŁ320
cluster
top: carnelian cluster earrings silver & carnelian 4.2 x 2 cms £260 centre: carnelian cluster earrings silver & carnelian 4 x 1.5 cms £260 bottom: carnelian cluster earrings silver & carnelian 4 x 1.8 cms £270
carnelian cluster pendant silver & carnelian 46 cms in length ÂŁ240
left: large cluster earrings silver 2.5 x 2.5 cms ÂŁ130 right: large cluster earrings oxidised silver 2.5 x 2.5 cms ÂŁ130
linear cluster earrings 18ct yellow gold 1 x 0.7 cms ÂŁ420
petal cluster earrings 18ct yellow gold 2 x 2 cms ÂŁ620
left: petal cluster earrings oxidised silver 1.8 x 1.8 x 1 cms ÂŁ110 right: petal cluster earrings silver 1.8 x 1.8 x 1 cms ÂŁ110
stone
stone pins silver & stone 5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cms ÂŁ360 each
tangle
cylindrical tangle cuff silver 4 (width) x 7 (inside diameter) cms ÂŁ1,500
flat tangle cuff silver 6 (width) x 7 (inside diameter) cms ÂŁ1,200
left: tangle brooch silver 7 x 7 x 3 cms ÂŁ580 right: tangle ring silver 2.5 x 2 cms ÂŁ190
tangle necklace silver 42 cms in length ÂŁ500
stacks
clockwise from top left: stacks earrings oxidised silver 4.5 x 2.5 cms £190 small stacks earrings oxidised silver 2 x 2 cms £90 stacks earrings silver 4.5 x 2.5 cms £190 stacks earrings silver & 22ct gold leaf 4.5 x 2.5 cms £210
birch bark
mosaic birch bark brooch oxidised silver & birch bark 9 x 8 cms ÂŁ420
clockwise from top left: inverted tree cuff silver & birch bark 7.5 (width) x 6 (inside diameter) cms £620 folded tree brooch silver & birch bark 7 x 6 x 3 cms £540 inverted tree brooch silver & birch bark 6.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cms £520
leaf cluster brooch silver 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 cms £600