Grainne Morton
Born: 1970Place of Birth: Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Grainne was immersed in and surrounded by the traditional crafts, folklore, music and fairy tales of the country. Perhaps it's this beginning to her story that has now imbued her work with it's somewhat contradictory nature - all at once vintage and contemporary, precious and non-precious, spontaneous and ordered, junk and treasure. Each piece, carefully choreographed, the arranging and re-arranging of little objects, and precious things, moved and re-placed until they establish a relationship to each other and tell a story to the viewer.
Moving to Edinburgh in the late eighties to study at Edinburgh College of Art led to Grainne becoming an avid collector of antiques and ephemera. When her parents visited her in Edinburgh, they would go on antique-buying trips for their shop at home in Northern Ireland, and Grainne would tag along. Her collections became her inspiration, and her inspiration became her work. This use of unexpected, and delightfully juxtaposed, materials is where it all started, and 25 years later, is now firmly her trademark. Grainne's work has been exhibited internationally and, in 2007, she was shortlisted for the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize.
Public Collections include:
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh; Crafts Council Collection, London; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada; Ulster Museum, Belfast
Grainne Morton was the subject of the solo exhibition Growth, celebrating her 25th anniversary as a practicing jeweller, in October 2020.
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Wire Charm Drop Necklace View details
Grainne Morton
Wire Charm Drop Necklace
202018ct gold plated silver, aventurine, mother of pearlm shell, coral, electroplated quartz, abalone, carnelian, lapis, pearl, labradoriteW:10cm L:45cm£1,195Photograph: Stacey BentleyEye Teardrop Charm Necklace View detailsGrainne Morton
Eye Teardrop Charm Necklace
202018ct gold plated silver, coral, vintage glass, pearl, labradorite, prehnite, antique button, jade, cameo, malachite, shell, peach moonstone, citrineL:42cm£1,050Photograph: Stacey BentleyEye Cross Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Eye Cross Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plates silver, shell, white coral, mother of pearl, antique button, chrysoprase, lapis, moonstone, opalH:6.5cm W:4cm D:0.9cm£695Photograph: Stacey BentleyThree Cameo Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Three Cameo Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, cameoH:5.5cm W:1cm D:0.4cm£335Photograph: Stacey BentleyHand Hook (black) Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Hand Hook (black) Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, boneH:2.8cm W:0.9cm D:0.3cm£150Photograph: Stacey BentleyEye Peeper Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Eye Peeper Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, opal, glass, coral, pink chalcedony, lapis, pearl, turquoise, prehnite, mother of pearl, shellH:10cm W:4cm D:0.7cm£825Photograph: Stacey BentleyEye Peeper Drop Earrings (modelled) View detailsGrainne Morton
Eye Peeper Drop Earrings (modelled)
202018ct gold plated silver, opal, glass, coral, pink chalcedony, lapis, pearl, turquoise, prehnite, mother of pearl, shellH:10cm W:4cm D:0.7cm£825Multi-layer Balance with Victorian Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Multi-layer Balance with Victorian Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, coral, antique button, vintage glass, labradorite, moonstone, malachite, shell, opal, green onyxH:10cm W:4cm D:1cm£975Photograph: Stacey BentleyMulti-layer Balance with Victorian Drop Earrings (modelled) View detailsGrainne Morton
Multi-layer Balance with Victorian Drop Earrings (modelled)
202018ct gold plated silver, coral, antique button, vintage glass, labradorite, moonstone, malachite, shell, opal, green onyxH:10cm W:4cm D:1cm£975-
Anniversary Flower Earrings View details
Grainne Morton
Anniversary Flower Earrings
2020Vintage Rhinestones, Vintage Cabochons, Cameo, Coral, Garnet, Lapis, Amazonite, Aventurine set in Fair-mined gold plated silverSoldAnniversary Flower Earrings (modelled) View detailsGrainne Morton
Anniversary Flower Earrings (modelled)
2020Vintage Rhinestones, Vintage Cabochons, Cameo, Coral, Garnet, Lapis, Amazonite, Aventurine set in Fair-mined gold plated silverH:12cm W:4cm D:0.4cmSoldHand Necklace View detailsGrainne Morton
Hand Necklace
202018ct gold plated silver, mother of pearlL:45cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyBalance Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Balance Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, coral, opal, moonstone, labradoriteH:4cm W:2.3cm D:0.7cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyFive Charm Victorian Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Five Charm Victorian Drop Earrings
202018ct gold platesd silver, shell, opal, pearl, vintage cabochon, tourmaline, rhodochrositeH:7cm W:4cm D:0.8cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyEye Balance Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Eye Balance Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, onyx, glass, moonstone, smoky quartzH:4cm W:2.3cm D:0.7cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyHand Hook (white) Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Hand Hook (white) Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, mother of pearlH:2.8cm W:0.9cm D:0.3cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyDetachable Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Detachable Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, malachite, vintage glassH:2.9cm W:0.9cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyThree Charm Moving Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Three Charm Moving Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, French jet, onyx, vintage glassH:3.6cm W:1.4cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyThree Charm Moving Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Three Charm Moving Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, vintage glass, cameo, malachite, pearlH:3.6cm W:1.4cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyVictorian Pin Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Victorian Pin Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, shell, labradorite, cameo, grey moonstone, opal, lapisH:5cm W:2.5cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyDetachable Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Detachable Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, pearl, vintage glassH:2.9cm W:0.9cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyDetachable Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Detachable Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, pearl, vintage glass cabochonH:2.9cm W:0.9cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyDetachable Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Detachable Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, opal, glass, vintage rhinestoneH:2.9cm W:0.9cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyThree Charm Moving Drop Earrings View detailsGrainne Morton
Three Charm Moving Drop Earrings
202018ct gold plated silver, rhodonite, opal, pearl, vintage glass, cameoH:3.6cm W:1.4cm D:0.5cmSoldPhotograph: Stacey BentleyLoading
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