A Short Story
Jariet Olabimpe Oloyé is a Nigerian-British contemporary jewellery and objects artist; known for small and large scale pieces that blends the artistic heritage of Yoruba with exquisite craftsmanship.
Her work explores the loving relationship between people, public spaces, light and colour, with pieces designed to change appearance based on the surrounding light.
Inspired by traditional crafts like basketry and hand-woven Aso-oke fabrics, translating poetic language of textile with enduring materials like Bronze, Sterling Silver, and Gold with modern sculptural design. Each of her jewellery is a wearable art, with a view to how they look on the body and owner’s display cabinet. Crafted individually by hand, using traditional, modern, and innovative craft skills of weaving and silversmithing.
Function and versatile materials impresses Jariet. This has made her explored the intrinsic relationship of metal and glass. ‘The alchemy, parallel and hot fusion of both mediums’. She researched, experiments and developed own metal alloys which she successfully mixes with glass, using lost-wax casting and plaster mould techniques to create aesthetic pieces of artwork depicting the beauty of nature and the natural world.
Jariet uses earth-friendly recyclable and ethically sourced materials, with both traditional, modern, and innovative techniques to create beautiful artwork.
