YORKSHIRE JOURNAL
SUMMER 2004

Material Girls
Diamonds, sapphires and pearls are all very well, but for jewellery that will really get you noticed. how about felt, velvet, wool or silk? Material Girl at the Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery, Salt's Mill, from 15th July to the 31st August, is an exhibition of quirky jewellery and accessories by designers from the UK, Barcelona and beyond. Ana Hagopian is showing colourful neckpieces crafted from gauze and paper. and Karin Wagner's merino felt flowers make distinctive rings and brooches. Natural fabrics and embroidery are used by Lynsey WaIters in her tactile jewellery, whilst, for Julie Arkell. scraps of fabric and wool. along with vintage buttons and bits, are given new life as quirky 'dear friend' brooches; and childhood clothes and memories inspire Suzanne McCulloch's embroidered merino felt chokers and cuffs in soft pastel colours.