Melanie Rice

Artist statement:

Colour stirs emotion in me; the delicious, heady rush of colour. My senses are also excited by texture. Both make me feel alive and excited. I want my jewellery to make others feels this way too. I use the enamelling process – with copper, silver and gold – to materialise the colours and textures that I feel instinctively when I create a piece of jewellery.

Then there are the endless patterns, designs and luminosity of traditional cultural adornments from around the world. From a young age, playing with my mother’s and grandmothers’ Latvian rings, I have been inspired by the ancient designs of traditional jewellery. But it’s not just the bold visual statement inherent in these pieces that attracts me. I am captured by the story of the wearer and the cultural significance of their costume. Naturally, I like to explore traditional techniques in the jewellery I make – from the the delicate twists of filigree to wonderful array of textures achieved through repousse and chasing.

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- Lime mooch
  
  $231.00
  
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  enamelled man brooch by Melanie Rice
- Copper scrunched
  
  $176.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Black
  
  $140.00
  
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  enamelled cuff by Melanie Rice
- Citrus Haze
  
  $198.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Silver leaf
  
  $250.00
  
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  cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Lime pyramid
  
  $162.00
  
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  pin brooch/lapel pin/tie pin by Melanie Rice
- Scrunched copper
  
  $132.00
  
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  pin brooch/tie pin/ lapel pin by Melanie Rice
- Round blue
  
  $242.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Pink & Yellow
  
  $264.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Lime & Black Pepper
  
  $275.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Medium
  
  $198.00
  
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  enamelled ring by Melanie Rice
- Pretty In Pink
  
  $198.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice
- Blue pyramid
  
  $286.00
  
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  enamelled cufflinks by Melanie Rice