Tipping Point

Tipping PointAbstract face silver brooch with steel pin, from the Faraway Faces collection. This piece is currently out on exhibition, enquiries to ellen@ellenmonaghan. net. Faraway Faces is a collection begun in 2020 in response to our reliance on digital communication to feel close to loved ones. Using a light hearted approach Ellen discusses the importance of human interaction in the modern world and encourages you to start your own conversations. Can't find

a face emerging in some distorted form whichever way you look at it

The Folded Curl design appears repeatedly within the collection as a reference to Art Deco design and as a unique way to frame and accentuate the beauty of the gemstone

Total length 19"

A play on traditional heart studs

allowing comfortable movement of the hand - making this piece highly wearable while also an inimitable statement

An oval spiral emanates from the central citrine stone creating a frame of negative space

What would inspire such obsessive attention for ourselves

The mix of metals accentuates the hues within the stone

Featuring four tourmalines of varying pinks and greens and one yellow sapphire

Finished with a brushed texture

The pendant measures 3

Handmade T-bar clasp