Diana Porter
The
Inspiration
'The jewellery
is a synthesis of my life experience. At college I was inspired
by ancient images of powerful women. So my work is about women and
assertiveness (Sibyls), it is about wisdom ('Wisdom of Life' triple
ring set), it is about togetherness whilst being separate ('The
Feeling of We' pair of rings). It's about change (moving rings etched
"This will change"). It's about the spirit in all of us
(the gold bead etched 'the spirit'). It's about the design suiting
the form; about words being ambiguous; about challenging conventional
ideas both in jewellery design and in the way we organise our lives.
It's about tiny precious moments (little diamonds). When you wear
one of my rings etched with 'on and on..' is it about 'eternity'
or 'interminability'? It's about not knowing and knowing........(heavy
stuff! - maybe it's about humour?). We sung this song in the 70s:
'You
can't kill the spirit
She is like a mountain
Old and Strong
She goes on and on and on
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