This piece is a fruit platter. I was awarded “The Sustainability Commission Award 2009” from Ruskin Mill Educational Trust, supported by the Arts Council, Galvanise Sheffield festival of Contemporary Metal, and Freeman college.

It fits snugly into 300mm cube.

The body of the piece I forged from copper bar, one of the most recycled metals. I saw pierced and malleted the petals from entirely recycled sterling silver sheet (supplied by Greg Valerio, a pioneer in the fair trade, ecologically responsible movement in the jewellery industry. He is introducing the world’s first fair trade gold into the market in the UK.) The buttons in the centres of each of the flowers are gold plated sterling silver.