Catherine Large

Jeweller

Published: 06.09.2025

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2 pendants, Frame and Pod, have been added to the artist's profile.

: Toowong
4066 - Brisbane
AUSTRALIA

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Mail:: catherinelarge.makergmail.com

Vessel: Water, contained by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel. 2024.7 x 7 x 7.6 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Vessel: 27.46794, Subtropical intensity by Catherine Large.Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel. 2025.12.2 x 14.5 x 6.1 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Brooch: Crushed vessel by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel, sterling silver. 2025.11.5 x 3 x 4 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Pendant: Sometimes I just make things by Catherine Large.Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel, sterling silver, leather. 2025.6.5 x 4 x 12 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Vessel: Blaze by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel. 2025.4 x 4 x 7.2 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Vessel: Floating by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel, copper mesh. 2025.7.2 x 6.4 x 4 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Pendant: Ovenwear series 2 by Catherine Large.Reused enamel oven tray, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, leather. 2025.Various.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.Pendants and brooches.

Pendant: Frame by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel, 18 carat gold and linen thread. 2024.7.3 x 3.1 x 7.4 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Pendant: Pod by Catherine Large.Fine silver, vitreous enamel, 18 carat gold and linen thread. 2024.1.8 x 2 x 9 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Brooch: OvenWEAR by Catherine Large.Reused enamel oven tray, vitreous enamel, sterling silver. 2024.Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photographyUnique piece.Finalist in The National Contemporary Jewellery Award at Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith NSW Friday 8 November - Sunday 22 December..

Pendant: X three by Catherine Large.Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel, sterling silver, waxed linen thread. 2024.Deep green pendant 9.6 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm; Pale green pendant 9 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm; Chartreuse pendant 8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photographyUnique piece.Exhibited in Elemental, JMGQ Member exhibition October 25-November 6 2024, Metcalfe Gallery, BiA, Windsor, QLD..

Cup: Crumpled by Catherine Large.Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel. 2024.Dark turquoise: 6 x 6 x 4.7 cm; Pale turquoise: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm; Green: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Set: Meshed, 2023. by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, copper mesh, vitreous enamel.. 2023.L-R: 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm; 6.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm; 6.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Set: Traces Remain by Catherine Large.1. Ned Kelly pendant: rusty steel from Bingara, NSW, sterling silver.
. 2. Bolt pendant: rusty steel, sterling silver
. 3. Crown brooch: rusty shearing comb, from Bingara, NSW. sterling silver, 18-carat gold
. 4. Metal Man brooch: Rusty steel from a Brisbane Street, sterling silver
. 5.Coat hanger pendant: Steel wire from Surat, QLD, sterling silver. 2023.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Vessel: Containment or 704 Days by Catherine Large.999 Silver. 2022.8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Vessel: Containment or 704 Days by Catherine Large.999 Silver. 2022.8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.Birds eye view.

Cup: Bush Horizons by Catherine Large.999 Silver. 2022.4.8 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall PhotographyUnique piece.Alternative view.

Brooch: Unintended Consequences by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, steel, vitreous enamel. 2020.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall PhotographyUnique piece.5 Brooches.

Pendant: Brake line by Catherine Large.Steel brake line, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Pendant: 24 cm long; Chain: 50 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Hook by Catherine Large.Rusted steel hook, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Hook: 11 x 8 cm; Chain: 54 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Prise it off, put it on by Catherine Large.Tin lid, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Lid: Ø 9.3 cm; Chain: 47 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Spring by Catherine Large.Steel spring, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Spring: 15 x 8 cm; Chain: 43 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Worn by Catherine Large.Tool steel, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Pendant: 3 x 2.5 cm; Chain: 43 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Flange by Catherine Large.Threaded steel flange, sterling silver, sterling silver cable, vitreous enamel silver.. 2022.Flange: 8 x 7.5 x 1.3 cm; Chain: 48 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Pendant: Remnant Washer by Catherine Large.Steel washer from the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.. 2022.Washer: Ø 3.5 x 0.25 cm; Chain: 44 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.

Neckpiece: Coil by Catherine Large.Steel spring, oxidized sterling silver, vitreous enamel, and surgical suture silk. 2021.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Neckpiece: Iron ring by Catherine Large.Iron, oxidized sterling silver, and surgical suture silk. 2021.7 x 7 x 1.2 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Neckpiece: Timber Mill Saw Blade by Catherine Large.Saw blade portion, oxidized sterling silver, and surgical suture silk. 2021.13 x 6.2 x 1.5 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Neckpiece: Toyota Corolla Brake Line by Catherine Large.Toyota Corolla fuel line, sterling silver (oxidised) and surgical suture silk. 2021.46 x 0.6 cm Chain: 70 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Neckpiece: Tin Lid by Catherine Large.Steel tin lid, sterling silver (oxidised) and surgical suture silk . 2021.8.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 cm Chain: 37 cm.Photo by: Michelle BowdenUnique piece.

Brooch: Car Wreck brooches by Catherine Large.Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver. . 2020.Various sizes.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Brooch: Car Wreck brooch by Catherine Large.Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver.. 2020.6 x 7 x 1 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Brooch: Car wreck brooch by Catherine Large.Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver. . 2020.4.5 x 6 x 1 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Brooch: Along my path; looking at the ground by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, 18-carat gold, metal badge, steel washers, metal button, nail.. 2019.6.5 x 14 x 2 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Bowl: Imperfect Perfection by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, vitreous enamel.. 2019.Largest bowl: 7.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Pendant: 5 Pendants by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel.. 2019.Photo by: Michell Bowden.From series: Re-imagine; reinterpret.

Earrings: Earring Collection by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, fine silver, 9ct gold, copper, vitreous enamel.. 2019.Photo by: Michell Bowden.From series: Re-imagine; reinterpretUnique piece.

Object: Strange Things 2 by Catherine Large.Left to Right: Coral collected from a North Queensland beach, 1983; Vintage Convex Optician Test Lens, collected in London c1990; Glass shard, collected from travels in Europe, c1991; Glass marble, origin unknown; Glass bottle stopper, Dunolly, Victoria. All set with sterling silver.. 2017.

Spoon: Monochrome by Catherine Large.Sterling and fine silver, mother of pearl, glass.. 2018.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Spoon: Multichrome by Catherine Large.Sterling and fine silver, copper, plastic buttons.. 2018.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Brooch: Tales quietly told II by Catherine Large.Sterling silver, 18ct Gold, green stone, vitreous enamel, glass, re-purposed vintage mother-of-pearl belt buckle.. 2017.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Object: Strange Things 1 by Catherine Large.Copper nail, found in Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, c1990; Bottle cap, found on Grey Street, South Bank, 2017; 3. Portion of bronze ornament, origin unknown; Jewellers/watchmakers draw-plate, bought in a market in Geneva, Switzerland, Gift from a fellow collector, 2016; Bronze coil. Collected during travels in Asia. All set with sterling silver.. 2018.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Vessel: Pouring vessel by Catherine Large.Sterling and fine silver, copper, re-purposed glass bottle neck.. 2016.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Vessel: Aquamanile by Catherine Large.Sterling, fine silver re-purposed glass bottle neck.. 2015.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Brooch: Without darkness there is no light by Catherine Large.Recycled Shakudo, recycled Sterling silver, recycled 18ct Gold, fine silver foil, vitreous enamel.. 2015.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.

Object: Strange Things Collection by Catherine Large.Found Object. 2015.Photo by: Michelle Bowden.
. Top row left to right
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. Moscow Great City souvenir badge (Cyrillic text), purchased in Moscow, 1989.Vietnamese 5 Dong Coin dated 1971. Inherited from my Father in 2008, who brought it back from Vietnam after his last tour as a Team Leader of Volunteer Medical Specialists (Surgical Teams) in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 1972. Yugoslavian 20 Dinar coin, collected as change in Yugoslavia, 1990. Half-penny coin (date indecipherable) from Anzac Park, Toowong. Indian silver 2 Paisa coin, dated 1891, embellished with decorated edge and with signs that it was possibly used as one of a pair of cufflinks, collected in India in 1983. Moonstone Bead with gold findings from my mothers’ jewellery box. Origin unknown, came into my possession 2009. My hair, circa 1988, with lorikeet feather from my Sydney garden, re-purposed from another artwork. Thank you Robert Baines - precision exercise, made during the 1st year of my undergraduate degree, 1983. Nickel silver cube intersected with a brass rod.Tumbled Glass ring from a bottle, purchased in Camberwell Market in Melbourne, 1980s. Prized red blood-reel marble from the 1920s inherited by my husband from his Mother’s marble bag collection.Pottery shard collected during travels in Asia. Keyholecomb broad tooth shearing Sunbeam plate, Brisbane.Plumb-bob, origin unknown, found in our garden in Brisbane. Iron horse bit, Simpson’s Falls, Brisbane.
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. Middle row left to right
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. Stainless steel tip of a found on the bank of the Coolaburragundy River at Coolah, NSW, 2014. Veinstripper, inherited from my father on his retirement from his surgical practice. Part of bottle, found at a bottle dump Dunolly, Victoria. Ruskin pottery brooch, made from glaze sample, with broken clasp. Inherited from my great-aunt, 1987. Earring from Israel. Gift from my oldest friend, 1982. Nifty pointed sterling silver shirt stud, inherited from my father-in-law. Bronze ornament collected from the ground in Paris in Pere Lachaise Cimetière, circa 1990. Floriate bronze ornament collected from the ground in Paris in Pere Lachaise Cimetière, circa 1990. Bullet, collected from Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. Exploded bullet shell from a Match Rifle shot by my uncle at a target in Woomera in 1993. Tin Hat Appeal RSL Fund raiser, from my husband’s grandmother. Impression of a sugar spoon and part of a metal adornment, possibly from clothing or a belt. Maple leaf picture hook that belonged to my husband’s grandfather who fought in the Canadian Army in WW1. Silver container with snake emblem, origin and use unknown, possibly medical. Inherited from my great-aunt in 1986.Emperor Hirohito tin whistle from WW2. Belonged to my husband’s grandmother. Cast-iron architectural ornament, Brisbane.
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. Metal pulley. Metal washer from canvas tent, possibly 1940s, found in Anzac Park, Toowong, Brisbane, 2014. Bronze grommet. Lead sinker from a collection belonging to my husband. Possibly found on Peel Island, Moreton Bay, circa. 1993. Old copper washer. Fanta lid (Cyrillic text), from a bottle purchased in Moscow, 1989. Moscow souvenir badge depicting St Basil’s Church (Cyrillic text), purchased in Moscow, 1989. Tin lid that reads PIERCE HERE THEN LEVER OPEN. Red plastic 1950s button, gift from a friend, 1980s. Nifty sterling silver shirt stud, Comrades of the inherited from my father-in-law.Great War, numbered badge. Belonged to my husband’s grandfather. Bullet Shell, 1940s. Anzac Park, Toowong. Neillo butterfly cufflink. Found in my husband’s grandmother’s effects. Burmese 25 Pyas coin, 1963. Glass Bead from Ancient Thira (Santorini, Greece). Collected 1989. .

Catherine Large
Vessel: Water, contained, 2024
Fine silver, vitreous enamel
7 x 7 x 7.6 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: 27.46794, Subtropical intensity, 2025
Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel
12.2 x 14.5 x 6.1 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Crushed vessel, 2025
Fine silver, vitreous enamel, sterling silver
11.5 x 3 x 4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Sometimes I just make things, 2025
Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel, sterling silver, leather
6.5 x 4 x 12 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Blaze, 2025
Fine silver, vitreous enamel
4 x 4 x 7.2 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Floating, 2025
Fine silver, vitreous enamel, copper mesh
7.2 x 6.4 x 4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Ovenwear series 2, 2025
Reused enamel oven tray, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, leather
Various
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
Pendants and brooches
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Frame, 2024
Fine silver, vitreous enamel, 18 carat gold and linen thread
7.3 x 3.1 x 7.4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Pendant: Pod, 2024
Fine silver, vitreous enamel, 18 carat gold and linen thread
1.8 x 2 x 9 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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$Vase: Ternion by Catherine Large.Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel. 2024.Turquoise:9.8 x 4.6 x 4.6cm ; Green (tall):13.5 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm ; Sea green:4.8 x 4.6 x 4.6cm.Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photographyUnique piece.Finalist in Reflect | Refract, JMGA National Members Award Exhibition October 3-13, 2024, Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco WA..$ Catherine Large
Vase: Ternion, 2024
Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel
Turquoise:9.8 x 4.6 x 4.6cm ; Green (tall):13.5 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm ; Sea green:4.8 x 4.6 x 4.6cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photography
Finalist in Reflect | Refract, JMGA National Members Award Exhibition October 3-13, 2024, Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco WA.
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Catherine Large
Brooch: OvenWEAR, 2024
Reused enamel oven tray, vitreous enamel, sterling silver
Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photography
Finalist in The National Contemporary Jewellery Award at Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith NSW Friday 8 November - Sunday 22 December.
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Catherine Large
Pendant: X three, 2024
Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel, sterling silver, waxed linen thread
Deep green pendant 9.6 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm; Pale green pendant 9 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm; Chartreuse pendant 8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden@ Visuall photography
Exhibited in Elemental, JMGQ Member exhibition October 25-November 6 2024, Metcalfe Gallery, BiA, Windsor, QLD.
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Catherine Large
Cup: Crumpled, 2024
Fine silver (0.3mm thick), vitreous enamel
Dark turquoise: 6 x 6 x 4.7 cm; Pale turquoise: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm; Green: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Set: Meshed, 2023., 2023
Sterling silver, copper mesh, vitreous enamel.
L-R: 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm; 6.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm; 6.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Set: Traces Remain, 2023
1. Ned Kelly pendant: rusty steel from Bingara, NSW, sterling silver.
2. Bolt pendant: rusty steel, sterling silver
3. Crown brooch: rusty shearing comb, from Bingara, NSW. sterling silver, 18-carat gold
4. Metal Man brooch: Rusty steel from a Brisbane Street, sterling silver
5.Coat hanger pendant: Steel wire from Surat, QLD, sterling silver
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Containment or 704 Days, 2022
999 Silver
8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Containment or 704 Days, 2022
999 Silver
8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography

Birds eye view

Catherine Large
Cup: Bush Horizons, 2022
999 Silver
4.8 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography

Alternative view

Catherine Large
Brooch: Unintended Consequences, 2020
Sterling silver, steel, vitreous enamel
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
5 Brooches
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Brake line, 2022
Steel brake line, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Pendant: 24 cm long; Chain: 50 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Hook, 2022
Rusted steel hook, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Hook: 11 x 8 cm; Chain: 54 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Prise it off, put it on, 2022
Tin lid, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Lid: Ø 9.3 cm; Chain: 47 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Spring, 2022
Steel spring, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Spring: 15 x 8 cm; Chain: 43 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Worn, 2022
Tool steel, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Pendant: 3 x 2.5 cm; Chain: 43 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Flange, 2022
Threaded steel flange, sterling silver, sterling silver cable, vitreous enamel silver.
Flange: 8 x 7.5 x 1.3 cm; Chain: 48 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Pendant: Remnant Washer, 2022
Steel washer from the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, surgical suture silk.
Washer: Ø 3.5 x 0.25 cm; Chain: 44 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography
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Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Coil, 2021
Steel spring, oxidized sterling silver, vitreous enamel, and surgical suture silk
6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Iron ring, 2021
Iron, oxidized sterling silver, and surgical suture silk
7 x 7 x 1.2 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Timber Mill Saw Blade, 2021
Saw blade portion, oxidized sterling silver, and surgical suture silk
13 x 6.2 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Timber Mill Saw Blade, 2021
Saw blade portion, oxidized sterling silver, and surgical suture silk
13 x 6.2 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden

On Body

Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Toyota Corolla Brake Line, 2021
Toyota Corolla fuel line, sterling silver (oxidised) and surgical suture silk
46 x 0.6 cm Chain: 70 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Neckpiece: Tin Lid, 2021
Steel tin lid, sterling silver (oxidised) and surgical suture silk
8.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 cm Chain: 37 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Car Wreck brooches, 2020
Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver.
Various sizes
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Car Wreck brooches, 2020
Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver.
Various sizes
Photo by: Michelle Bowden

Back view.

Catherine Large
Brooch: Car Wreck brooch, 2020
Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver.
6 x 7 x 1 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Car wreck brooch, 2020
Recycled Toyota Corolla E20 steel, vitreous enamel, sterling silver.
4.5 x 6 x 1 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Along my path; looking at the ground, 2019
Sterling silver, 18-carat gold, metal badge, steel washers, metal button, nail.
6.5 x 14 x 2 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Bowl: Imperfect Perfection, 2019
Sterling silver, vitreous enamel.
Largest bowl: 7.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Estimated price: 3500 €

Catherine Large
Pendant: 5 Pendants, 2019
Sterling silver, fine silver, copper, vitreous enamel.
Photo by: Michell Bowden
From series: Re-imagine; reinterpret
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Estimated price: 220 €

Catherine Large
Earrings: Earring Collection, 2019
Sterling silver, fine silver, 9ct gold, copper, vitreous enamel.
Photo by: Michell Bowden
From series: Re-imagine; reinterpret
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Estimated price: 375 €

Catherine Large
Object: Strange Things 2, 2017
Left to Right: Coral collected from a North Queensland beach, 1983; Vintage Convex Optician Test Lens, collected in London c1990; Glass shard, collected from travels in Europe, c1991; Glass marble, origin unknown; Glass bottle stopper, Dunolly, Victoria. All set with sterling silver.
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Catherine Large
Spoon: Monochrome, 2018
Sterling and fine silver, mother of pearl, glass.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Spoon: Multichrome, 2018
Sterling and fine silver, copper, plastic buttons.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Tales quietly told II, 2017
Sterling silver, 18ct Gold, green stone, vitreous enamel, glass, re-purposed vintage mother-of-pearl belt buckle.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Object: Strange Things 1, 2018
Copper nail, found in Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, c1990; Bottle cap, found on Grey Street, South Bank, 2017; 3. Portion of bronze ornament, origin unknown; Jewellers/watchmakers draw-plate, bought in a market in Geneva, Switzerland, Gift from a fellow collector, 2016; Bronze coil. Collected during travels in Asia. All set with sterling silver.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Pouring vessel, 2016
Sterling and fine silver, copper, re-purposed glass bottle neck.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Vessel: Aquamanile, 2015
Sterling, fine silver re-purposed glass bottle neck.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Brooch: Without darkness there is no light, 2015
Recycled Shakudo, recycled Sterling silver, recycled 18ct Gold, fine silver foil, vitreous enamel.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Catherine Large
Object: Strange Things Collection, 2015
Found Object
Photo by: Michelle Bowden

Top row left to right

Moscow Great City souvenir badge (Cyrillic text), purchased in Moscow, 1989.Vietnamese 5 Dong Coin dated 1971. Inherited from my Father in 2008, who brought it back from Vietnam after his last tour as a Team Leader of Volunteer Medical Specialists (Surgical Teams) in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 1972. Yugoslavian 20 Dinar coin, collected as change in Yugoslavia, 1990. Half-penny coin (date indecipherable) from Anzac Park, Toowong. Indian silver 2 Paisa coin, dated 1891, embellished with decorated edge and with signs that it was possibly used as one of a pair of cufflinks, collected in India in 1983. Moonstone Bead with gold findings from my mothers’ jewellery box. Origin unknown, came into my possession 2009. My hair, circa 1988, with lorikeet feather from my Sydney garden, re-purposed from another artwork. Thank you Robert Baines - precision exercise, made during the 1st year of my undergraduate degree, 1983. Nickel silver cube intersected with a brass rod.Tumbled Glass ring from a bottle, purchased in Camberwell Market in Melbourne, 1980s. Prized red blood-reel marble from the 1920s inherited by my husband from his Mother’s marble bag collection.Pottery shard collected during travels in Asia. Keyholecomb broad tooth shearing Sunbeam plate, Brisbane.Plumb-bob, origin unknown, found in our garden in Brisbane. Iron horse bit, Simpson’s Falls, Brisbane.

Middle row left to right

Stainless steel tip of a found on the bank of the Coolaburragundy River at Coolah, NSW, 2014. Veinstripper, inherited from my father on his retirement from his surgical practice. Part of bottle, found at a bottle dump Dunolly, Victoria. Ruskin pottery brooch, made from glaze sample, with broken clasp. Inherited from my great-aunt, 1987. Earring from Israel. Gift from my oldest friend, 1982. Nifty pointed sterling silver shirt stud, inherited from my father-in-law. Bronze ornament collected from the ground in Paris in Pere Lachaise Cimetière, circa 1990. Floriate bronze ornament collected from the ground in Paris in Pere Lachaise Cimetière, circa 1990. Bullet, collected from Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. Exploded bullet shell from a Match Rifle shot by my uncle at a target in Woomera in 1993. Tin Hat Appeal RSL Fund raiser, from my husband’s grandmother. Impression of a sugar spoon and part of a metal adornment, possibly from clothing or a belt. Maple leaf picture hook that belonged to my husband’s grandfather who fought in the Canadian Army in WW1. Silver container with snake emblem, origin and use unknown, possibly medical. Inherited from my great-aunt in 1986.Emperor Hirohito tin whistle from WW2. Belonged to my husband’s grandmother. Cast-iron architectural ornament, Brisbane.

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Metal pulley. Metal washer from canvas tent, possibly 1940s, found in Anzac Park, Toowong, Brisbane, 2014. Bronze grommet. Lead sinker from a collection belonging to my husband. Possibly found on Peel Island, Moreton Bay, circa. 1993. Old copper washer. Fanta lid (Cyrillic text), from a bottle purchased in Moscow, 1989. Moscow souvenir badge depicting St Basil’s Church (Cyrillic text), purchased in Moscow, 1989. Tin lid that reads PIERCE HERE THEN LEVER OPEN. Red plastic 1950s button, gift from a friend, 1980s. Nifty sterling silver shirt stud, Comrades of the inherited from my father-in-law.Great War, numbered badge. Belonged to my husband’s grandfather. Bullet Shell, 1940s. Anzac Park, Toowong. Neillo butterfly cufflink. Found in my husband’s grandmother’s effects. Burmese 25 Pyas coin, 1963. Glass Bead from Ancient Thira (Santorini, Greece). Collected 1989.
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Bio

She has a Research Masters from Queensland College of Art Griffith University, Brisbane and a Bachelor of Visual arts from Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney. She commenced her undergraduate studies at RMIT, Melbourne, before moving to Sydney. Catherine exhibits regularly and has been the recipient of grants, both individually and for group projects. She works with predominantly recycled and reused materials, both precious and non-precious including vitreous enamel.

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I like to work with recycled metals and existing objects, some found or collected over many years. These may sit for some time before it becomes clear how to approach using them. Handling the material and tools to form the work provides connections with a long history of the handmade; the use of tools and materials available tell a story and enables the creative process involved in making a useful object or piece of adornment. Not all my work includes found objects, and I enjoy the fresh clean nature of making work from scratch, considering the new form and how adding colour might enhance it.

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Catalogue: Contemporary Wearables. Toowoomba Regional Gallery: 2017

Catalogue: Repetitious Rituals. Catherine Large. Catherine Large (Foreword), Queensland College of Art Jewellery and Small Objects Studio: Brisbane, 2016

Catalogue: Strange Objects. Artisan. Queensland College of Art, Griffith University: 2016

Article: Artisan Blog feature. Artisan: 2016

Book: Silver Triennial International. 18th Worldwide Competition. Arnoldsche Art Publishers: Stuttgart, 2016

Article: Catherine Large EM Student Member Interview. Ethical Metalsmiths: 2014

Book: Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor. Dorothy Erickson, Kirsten Fitzpatrick, Evie Franzidis, Artisan. Artisan: Brisbane, 2011
Dorothy Erickson, Kirsten Fitzpatrick, Evie Franzidis, and Artisan: Brisbane, p26, 127 (reprint 2012).

Catalogue: Revisiting the Australian Landscape. Elizabeth Shaw. Queensland College of Art: Griffith University, 2010

Catalogue: Contemporary Wearables ’09. Toowoomba Regional Gallery. Toowoomba Regional Gallery: 2009

Catalogue: Ornamentomology.. Kirsten Fitzpatrick. Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group Australia Queensland (Inc.): Brisbane, 2008

Catalogue: Contemporary Wearables ’05. Toowoomba Regional Gallery: Toowoomba Regional Gallery, 2005

Catalogue: Sites for Adornment (JMGA 10th Biennial Conference). 2000

Article: Sterling use of enamels. Jeff Shaw. Courier Mail: Brisbane, 1998

Article: Fire in the Heart: Australian Enamel. Judith O’Callaghan. Object Magazine: 1997

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