Crafts CouncilDirectoryRachael ColleyWe Are Commoners, Craftspace, ElderAboutWorking during the UK's Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020-21, Rachael produced works that were commissioned by Craftspace for their national touring exhibition 'We Are Commoners'. Organic natural yarns connect untreated, charred, burned-through and avocado dyed elder wood components that were gathered from hedgerow cuttings during 1hr walks. These wooden wearables pose a challenge to the throwaway culture of costume jewellery; how consumers discard their pieces replacing them with the latest styles. Rachael ColleySheffield, EnglandElder (dead duck), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; elder wood (charred and untreated), organic yarnElder, Anne-Marie HayesNeckpieces (x3); charred elder wood, organic yarnElder (cone array), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; elder wood (charred and untreated), organic yarnElder (grid bib), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; charred elder wood, organic yarnElder, Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece and pendant; elder wood (charred, untreated and avocado pit-dyed), organic yarnWe Are Commoners, Craftspace, ElderAboutWorking during the UK's Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020-21, Rachael produced works that were commissioned by Craftspace for their national touring exhibition 'We Are Commoners'. Organic natural yarns connect untreated, charred, burned-through and avocado dyed elder wood components that were gathered from hedgerow cuttings during 1hr walks. These wooden wearables pose a challenge to the throwaway culture of costume jewellery; how consumers discard their pieces replacing them with the latest styles. Rachael ColleySheffield, EnglandElder (dead duck), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; elder wood (charred and untreated), organic yarnElder (grid bib), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; charred elder wood, organic yarnElder, Anne-Marie HayesNeckpieces (x3); charred elder wood, organic yarnElder, Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece and pendant; elder wood (charred, untreated and avocado pit-dyed), organic yarnElder (cone array), Anne-Marie HayesNeckpiece; elder wood (charred and untreated), organic yarnMore from Rachael ColleyProjectAmbiguous Implements, national touring exhibitionProjectAmbiguous Implements, Re:mains interactive eventsProjectVanitasProjectTonguesProjectM(eat) et alProjectWe Are Commoners, CraftspaceProjectAmbiguous Implements, Seconds SeriesProjectAmbiguous Implements, Cutlery Combs and For-K-andlesProjectSha-green