Flora Langlois - Tide

The ‘stitch and glue’ technique is a traditional technique used in marine carpentry enabling the joining and shaping of flat surfaces. Transposing this construction approach to the scale of her own handcrafted work, Flora Langlois experiments with an assemblage that combines mechanical quality with ornamental value. The transfer of such research to the craft of jewellery, results in a three-dimensional collection in silver leaf with gold riveting. In allusion to the maritime world, Flora Langlois presents an ensemble of specimens washed ashore with the fluctuating tide…