Bushwalker 'Gumnut Cluster' Pendant - Melinda Young

Made in the NSW South Coast studio of visual artist and craftsperson Melinda Young, the Bushwalker series explores the small forms found in nature. Cast directly from a small cluster of gumnuts, this oxidised sterling silver pendant hangs from an oxidised silver chain and is accentuated by ruby beads at the clasp. 

Pendant dimensions 15mm high x 15mm wide
Oxidised silver, oxidised silver chain, ruby. 

This adjustable necklace is approx 44cm long at full length.

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.