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NameNecklace [yellow]. From the series 'Road Works'
ProductionAlan Preston; jeweller; 2007; Auckland
Classificationnecklaces, jewellery
Materialsgraywacke, paint
Materials SummaryGreywacke, yellow paint, waxed cord
Techniquesjewellery making
DimensionsOverall: 165mm (width), 200mm (height), 20mm (depth)
Registration Number2011-0037-1
Credit linePurchased 2011
Overview
Contemporary: Alan Preston
‘Working from whatever is under my feet’, Preston playfully references the roads that lace New Zealand’s landscape, connecting people and places. His trio of necklaces – yellow, white, and unpainted – are made from chips of greywacke seal, expressing his enduring interest in even the humblest elements of the material world.