New Klimt02 Member
The artist is working with single-use plastic to explore her own contribution to our waste stream at large.
Charity Ridpath
Jeweller
Published: 10.06.2021
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Earrings: Moss Agate Produce Bag, 2021
Produce bags, silver.
Multiple pieces.
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Ring: Woven Grocery Bag, 2021
Plastic grocery bag, silver, monofilament thread.
6.35 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Unique piece.
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Brooch: Basalt Bubblewrap Mineral, 2020
Fused bubblewrap, stainless steel.
Unique piece.
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Ring: Quartz Bubblewrap Mineral, 2020
Bubble wrap, recycled silver.
8.5 x 8.6 x 7.3 cm
Unique piece.
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Ring: Agardite Bubble Wrap Mineral, 2020
Bubblewrap, silver.
14 x 12 x 4.2 cm
Unique piece.
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Ring: Mountain Knuckle, 2019
Assorted single-use plastic, recycled silver.
8 x 9 x 2.2 cm
Unique piece.
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Ring: Radial, 2019
Assorted fruit containers, recycled silver, monofilament thread.
9 x 7 x 7 cm
Unique piece.
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Head Piece: Filter Helmet, 2019
Single-use plastic scraps, monofilament thread.
Unique piece.
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Bracelet: Ice Core Sample, 2019
Bubblewrap.
Unique piece.
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Brooch: Accretion, 2018
Assorted single-use plastic scraps, monofilament thread.
13.9 x 13.9 x 11.4 cm
Unique piece.
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Ring: City, 2018
Produce bags, recycled silver.
6 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
Photo by: Scott Brackett
Unique piece.
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Ring: Handcuff, 2018
Cut raspberry container, recycled silver.
6.4 x 2.5 x 1 cm
Photo by: Scott Brackett
Unique piece.
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Bracelet: Mushroom, 2018
Assorted single-use plastic, PLA.
24 x 24 x 5 cm
Unique piece.
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Ring: Winged Sees, 2018
Salad container, recycled silver.
Multiple pieces.
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Bangle: Moss Agate Produce Bag, 2018
Produce bags.
7.2 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm
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Charity Ridpath is primarily inspired by the meaning and manipulation of unconventional materials. Currently, she is working with single-use plastic to explore her own contribution to our waste stream at large. Much of her practice takes its cues from how nature organizes itself to create solutions. In 2019 she earned a BFA in Studio Practice with a specialization in Metals from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. She lives and works in Austin, Texas.
Statement
For one year, I collected all of the single-use plastic I used to better understand my own footprint. With “Year of Plastic,” I transform this collection into nature-inspired, wearable compositions. I subvert the traditional ideas of jewelry as objects with value and symbols of status by replacing gold and jewels with plastic sculptures.I like to view these translucent forms as a hologram, a dystopian re-creation of something that no longer exists. It creates a link between the abundance of single-use plastic and nature’s destruction.
The experience of wearing these pieces interrupts our common association of single-use plastic products with disposability. Instead, it highlights the long-lasting impact they have on our environment and ourselves.
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News!
New Klimt02 Member
The artist is working with single-use plastic to explore her own contribution to our waste stream at large.
The artist is working with single-use plastic to explore her own contribution to our waste stream at large.
- Mail:
- charityridpathgmail.com
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