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Confetti Necklace by Melinda Young
Confetti Necklace by Melinda Young
Confetti Necklace by Melinda Young
Confetti Necklace by Melinda Young
Melinda Young

Confetti Necklace by Melinda Young

Sale price$199

Only Once - Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition 2026

Confetti Necklace (Handy purse size), Unused vintage paper confetti (dustfree & stainproof), cotton & silk thread, 24ct gold reclaimed from old jewellery, handy purse-sized cardboard box. 40cm length
The materials used to make this necklace pose a series of provocations in relation to the idea of ‘Only Once’ that are left for the viewer to parse. A handy purse size box of unused paper “Wedding Day” Confetti has been threaded, piece-by-piece onto silk thread over many hours, it is held in place with a 24ct gold sequin embossed with patterned bridal silk brocade, the gold used to make the sequin has been reclaimed from old jewellery.

Melinda Young is a maker with a research-based practice spanning jewellery and intimately scaled textiles. Her work explores place and materiality with an emphasis on working with gleaned or re-purposed materials. She is particularly interested in the ways that jewellery can expand the narrative possibilities of enigmatic materials by bringing them into conversations with bodies and place.
Melinda has exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, recent exhibitions include landlines/tracelines a solo exhibition at Australian Design Centre and Poetics of Place II, a group exhibition at ATTA Gallery Bangkok, which she also curated. Melinda has undertaken artist residencies, and received awards for her work, which is held in significant public and private collections.   
Alongside her making practice, Melinda has spent the past 25 years working within the contemporary craft and design field as an educator, curator, gallery manager and writer. She has a Master of Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts and is undertaking a cross-disciplinary PhD in Human Geography and Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong. Melinda is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture UNSW. She lives and makes on unceded Dharawal Country.

Please note*
This piece is part of an exhibition, so when purchased please know that it will ship after the exhibition finishes on 27th September 2026.