ROSES hand cut coin necklace, 1867 bronze penny, recycled popular coin art, inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Hand cut Rose necklace carved from a genuine 1867 English Penny. These piece was inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh who had a studio close to where I now work.

Mounted on a 45cm cord and gift boxed.

All coins have been cut by hand in our workshop in Aude, southern France and are ready to post next day. Custom orders are possible but will take longer.

The old UK penny was worth 1/240 of a pound sterling, was minted in bronze until 1967 and remained in circulation until 1971.

ABOUT MY WORK:

I use recycled materials and hand tools. Coins are either drilled and carved freehand, or for the more detailed pieces, a template is glued as a guide for the saw.

Some coin designs are beautiful in their own right and the cutting simply involves popular following the lines already there. For many of my designs though I use the coin as a canvas, superimposing a new image. I continue to push myself to create new and innovative pieces and try to push the limits of what I can achieve in terms of scale and detail.

There are many different inspirations and messages in my art. Key themes are around equality, justice, respect for each other and respect for our surroundings.

Because my work doesn't require any power I have a very compact and mobile workbench and have carved coins on mountains, beaches and next to rivers.