Red Cross

So I saw this series of cross on the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia- Biennial Conference...it turned out to be work from Elizabeth Turrell. This is the image and context that I found on flickr...

Elizabeth Turrell • Bristol, England
Red Cross
vitreous enamel on etched copper and hand-held
2.25" x 2.25"

"This Anti-War medal uses a fragment of text from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a reminder that this declaration is one that every government and individual need to know by heart."

Thoughts on Masters writing

The two important questions to be answered through the historical and contemporary chapters of my Masters are as follows:

The historical is about what jewellery is and why it is made and worn and why figurative imagery is used...the contemporary is about why jewellers themselves employ figurative imagery in their work

Historical:
I feel it is important to understand the ‘nature of jewelery’ as Bruce Metcalf put it, before exploring why and how figurative imagery has been in historical jewellery...
Questions that might need to be answered here are:
What is meant by the ‘nature of jewellery’ and why is it important to understand this...? what is meant by figurative imagery? How is imagery employed historically in jewellery and why is it important to look at this...?

Contemporary:
Has the meaning of figurative imagery changed here...has the way in which it is used changed...How does this relate to my selected jewellers and what imagery do they employ...?