Leanne McCormack
Leanne McCormack , an aspiring jewellery and enameller, graduated in 2019 with a BA Hons in Jewellery and Silversmithing (First Class), from Ulster University, Belfast School of Art. Her work fuses traditional jewellery and silversmithing techniques with a modern aesthetic. From jewellery and silversmithing to enamelling and drawing , she aspires to create art which is unique.
“I have always been inspired by nature, sometimes it is something small and seemingly mundane that catches my eye and I like to try to capture its delicacy and beautiful colours in jewellery and enamels. These images I have included, were part of an installation of a KALEIDOSCOPE of 100 plique a jour enamelled butterflies called 'Fragile Life'. Butterflies are representations of the human soul in many cultures. The essence of this work is to capture the human spirit and make it tangible, to expose the fragility of life and to explore its transition to death and beyond. The copper has been etched away to reveal their vulnerability and this gives them a new existence representing human souls flying freely away.
