Rachel Quinn Jewelry: From Painting and Sculpture to Gold

Rachel Quinn Jewelry: From Painting and Sculpture to Gold

Rachel Quinn jewelry here is made in 14K yellow gold, with amazonite, sapphire and coral in pendants and earrings.

Collage of rings, earrings and layered necklaces worn up close, in the spirit of Rachel Quinn

Jewelry

Quinn's background in painting and sculpture is easy to spot in pieces that behave more like small narrative objects than standard settings. One recent example is her Gemfields collaboration, a collection built around a poem she wrote tracing the early stages of love, which gives a sense of how literally she treats jewelry as storytelling rather than adornment.

Jewelry made like small art

Rachel Quinn is a genuinely hand-bench operation rather than a design studio outsourcing production, and that shows in how specific and slightly odd some of these pieces are willing to be. If you want jewelry that reads as art with a wearable excuse, this is a more honest version of that idea than most labels attempting it. For another artful detour, I’d follow Rachel Quinn’s hand-worked jewelry with rings, necklaces and charms, a lovely way to keep playing with personal adornment.