Jewellery pieces that had previously been seen as novel and innovative are now dated and iterative. This is the joy of the craft. It *IS* ever-changing. And should be ever-changing. Potentially, drawing on history and making it “now”.
There are so many jewellery forms; from rings, to brooches, to bracelets, to earrings, to body piercing… the nature of body adornment is something that reflects the time, and place, in which we live as a person.
The great thing is that there’s no right or wrong. It’s the expression of the makers’, and the wearers’, taste and vision.
It says, “This is a reflection of me. This is who I am. This is what expresses me.” The adornment we choose shows the world our personality and, in some respects, our values.
The constant development of contemporary jewellery which is inspired by what came before it is exciting.
Tradition can be used as a spring-board and offer things to push against or embrace.