Beachcomber 'Norfolk Pine & Tea Tree' Necklace - Melinda Young

Made in the NSW South Coast studio of visual artist and craftsperson Melinda Young, the Beachcomber series explores the small forms found on the beach. This necklace features two small pendants - a silver Norfolk pine leaf bud and an oxidised silver pair of gumnuts - and the clasp is finished with carnelian and coral beads.

Pendant dimensions 13mm x 13mm

Sterling silver, oxidised sterling silver, carnelian bead, coral bead.

Necklace length 42cm

Melinda Young lives and works on Dharawal Country on the south coast of NSW. Her research-based practice spans jewellery, textiles, and interactive public art projects, exploring place and materiality. She combines colour and texture in combination with found and reclaimed materials objects, natural materials, precious metals and stones to produce bold, eye-catching jewellery. The tiny details of her environs, both natural and built/designed, provides a constant creative stimulus for her creative practice.  Melinda’s award-winning work has been exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, and has been included in numerous publications and is held in public collections.