Garnet

Katherine Bree March 28, 2024

The birthstone popularly associated with January is Garnet.

The word "Garnet" comes from the Latin word granatus for seed or grain, most likely a reference to the seeds of the pomegranate fruit. In fact, some garnets do resemble pomegranate seeds in colour, size, and shape.

Since ancient times, garnet's traditional red colour was associated with the heart and blood. People believed garnet had a mystical power to counter melancholy, stir the heart to great deeds, prevent haemorrhage, and improve circulation.

I have used Garnet beads throughout the Russet and Twilight themes of the Earth Treasure collection.

Woman wearing a blue chunky semi-precious beaded necklace and iridescent green and silver hoop earrings

The Water Element

Katherine Bree June 4, 2023

Water represents our flowing emotions, intuition, purification and the subconscious.

The Fire Element.

Katherine Bree June 2, 2023

The element of Fire represents passion, creativity, motivation, change, willpower, drive & sensuality.

An engraving depicting four women representing the classical elements. Water Fire Earth and Air.

Jewellery inspired by the elements.

Katherine Bree January 6, 2023

Around 450BC, the ancient Greeks proposed the existence of five basic elements. Of these, four are physical. Fire, Air, Water, and Earth.
Historically and intuitively, certain gemstones have been linked with each element. They have informed four colourways: Fire, Air, Water and Earth.

Katherine Bree jewellery designer and Lesley Seeger artist discuss a painting in a garden

Pigment & Stone

Katherine Bree October 2, 2022

An August day in Yorkshire 2022

On a gorgeous sunny day in August I travelled up to the Yorkshire Wolds to meet with artist Lesley Seeger, to work on our upcoming joint exhibition Pigment and Stone. We invited photographer Lucy Saggers to document our collaboration.

Lesley lives an idyllic rural life. A landscape painter, she paints Plein Air and is surrounded by the most beautiful scenery. She works very freely, abstracting the landscape into other-worldly and magical scenes. Her use of colour is inspiring.

Inspired by a selection of her work, I am creating a collection of one-off jewellery pieces which will be on display at the gallery.

Pigment and Stone can be seen at the Pyramid Gallery in York from 5th to 27th November 2022, 11am - 3pm.

www.lesleyseeger.com

www.pyramidgallery.com

Photos by Lucy Saggers

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Free eco giftwrap this Christmas.

Katherine Bree October 22, 2020

Did you know I offer a free giftwrapping option when you buy a piece of jewellery from me?

I use recycled packaging wherever possible, sourcing illustrated wrapping paper from independent designers and ribbon made from recycled plastic bottles. I re-use postal bags and boxes which might mean the parcel looks a little scruffy on the outside but reveals a beautifully wrapped box within.