Sarah Farquhar-Still Jeweller

Ten years ago, I started playing with metal on the dining room table and couldn’t put it down. Initially this was just a creative outlet alongside my work in museum curation.

From the very first time I learnt how to cut and fold a piece of metal, discovering the silversmith’s language of materials, process and design has been a passion. I love the way metals can be melted and re-used again and again to create something that goes on to live many lives.

I’ve always drawn inspiration from both the natural and artificial environments, and after moving to Tasmania in 2020, my practice evolved as a way of narrating personal observations about my new home and connecting to place. It is informed by the experience of encountering the landscape and people with fresh and curious eyes.

Along with Tasmania’s stunning natural beauty, I have been equally beguiled by the layered heritage streetscapes of my new home, Launceston – from abstract flower motifs on a leadlight window to the bold repetition of geometric shapes on a building facade.

I distil and refine these visual fragments into tangible, wearable forms that pair old-world craftsmanship with bold contemporary design. I enjoy exploring a formal simplicity of shape and line, but one that is interrupted by irregular, imperfect textural elements.