Strandline Neckpiece (modelled), 2021

Iona Turner’s degree collection ‘The Seaweed Gatherer’ is an ongoing jewellery collection materialised from gathered seaweed. The process is that of careful attention to, and immersion in, seaweeds’ wild ecology – following the cycles of the moon and rhythms of the tide, seaweeds shapeshift from their submerged to storm-cast state.
The collection holds holistic aspirations, conscious of betraying the meditative qualities of gathering. Any necessary accompanying materials, the combined conduit through which the body bonds with the seaweed, are selected with the intention of reducing synthetic consumption while enhancing conceptual significance.