Wild Flower, I love you every hour… Charlotte Penman’s latest collection Wild Flower is inspired by a childlike wonder of nature, the iconic poppy in all its forms and wild starry filled nights.
The collection comprises of 3d Poppy Pods, detailed hand carved Poppy flowers, some with gemstone centers, from tourmaline, black zircon and amethyst. Exploring anatomical drawings, as well as the poppy in its natural state Charlotte has combined the softness and fragility of the flower with a geometric edge. This can be seen in the textured, ridged petals of the flowers contrasted with the square shapes of the ring bands and in the Wild Disk, which reveals the centre of a poppy pod. The Mariposa charm captures a stylized butterfly, with swinging gemstone tassels.
All pieces are sterling silver or 18k gold plated, combined with high quality silver or rolled gold chains and findings. Many pieces are embellished with gemstones, detailed beads and pearls, in Charlotte’s trademark style.
They say there are no straight lines in nature, yet man has been somewhat obsessed with creating them within our constructed environment for many centuries. Thus the attention between the contrasts of nature and manmade is also explored throughout the collection.
All pieces are designed by Charlotte in her Auckland studio and handcrafted with love from sterling silver, a range of gold’s and may include a vast array of natural semi precious and precious gemstones, shell, wood and bone.
