Caitlin Murphy (she/her)

This piece is one of my largest pieces to date. Experimenting with weaving paper initially led me to test how metal would work in a similar way. The fluid frame was designed by myself but manufactured by the welding department within GSA. The piece can be hung on the wall or displayed on a table top as a sculptural piece.

This piece is one of my largest pieces to date. Experimenting with weaving paper initially led me to test how metal would work in a similar way. The fluid frame was designed by myself but manufactured by the welding department within GSA. The piece can be hung on the wall or displayed on a table top as a sculptural piece.

This piece was designed to challenge the boundaries of surface area and how it could be formed. Looking at a flat surface and seeing how it can be redesigned through folding thin strips of metal. This piece is designed to be a sculptural piece that rests on a mantle piece as a decorative feature.

This piece was designed with a function in mind. My aim was to create a piece that could be both beautiful yet functional. They are a set of 8 napkin rings. The idea is that the napkin rings can be stacked to create whatever pattern the owner desires. This adds a fun element to the dinner table after the pieces have been used.

Fluid circle is designed to see what forms can be made surrounding a standard cylindrical form. The metal additions break out of the boundaries to give an intriguing overall look. This piece is designed to sit as a decorative feature for the mantlepiece or table.

The illusion cube is designed to challenge the eye. This is by far my most confusing and technically challenging weave. The pattern aims to draw your eye into the centre of each side but also question and confuse. This piece is designed as a sculptural form that can be displayed however the owner desires. Whether this be on a mantlepiece or as a centre piece for a dining table.

This piece is designed to hang on the wall as a sculptural object, or some might see it as a metal painting. It can also sit as an object for the table as well. I love the fluid texture seen on the top surface. This piece began with strips of thin metal. Through a process of corrugating and folding the piece began to come to life as each element was added to the wireframe.

This piece is one of my smallest pieces. I wanted to show the wide range of scale my work could vary from with this piece. The frame itself is a cuboid shape with only one side of weave attached. The weave is formed from copper strips, press formed and oxidised to give the black finish. I love how this piece can sit with some of the other work and form a group.

My aim with this piece was to achieve illusional patterns but using only wire to do so. This piece began as a steel frame cuboid. In order to create my own illusion pattern I added multiple wire elements to two sides of the frame. One side going in a vertical pattern and the other going in a horizontal pattern. As a result, this piece looks different from all angles. It is designed as a sculptural piece to question and confuse the eye.

This piece is designed for the wall but can also function as a sculptural piece for the table sitting in multiple ways. The pyramid frame tapers into the top surface being filled with an oxidised copper woven sheet. To add depth I press formed a round circle within the woven sheet. I love how this contrasts to the structural qualities of the outer frame.

This piece is designed exactly as its title describes. It is a cluster of fluid forms overspilling from the wireframe. However, in order to confuse the eye more the frame takes the form of a rhombas rather than a structured cuboid. The surface area fills either horizontal side. This fills the void and leaves little room for negative space. It is a sculptural piece that can be used as desired by the owner.

This piece aims to achieve illusional patterns with steel wires. I wanted to create a piece that had a new shape I hadn’t tried before. I have always loved how well balanced a hexagon looks and the symmetry it provides. I created an outer wire form, leaving the centre as a void for possibilities. I see this piece as a sculptural object that could be combined with some of my other forms allowing the user to build their own piece.

This is one of my larger pieces. I see this piece representing the overall properties of my wireframe cubes. Only two sides have a surface area weave as I wanted to show the ghost of the vessel frame on the other side. I see this piece as a sculptural form that can sit alone or with other smaller vessels sitting within its negative space.

For my final collection I wanted to make a video. For most of my objects one image is not really enough to give the full perspective. I decided to use stop motion to give a 360 account for each object in my collection. These have been split into individual clips but also compiled into one main final video.

As part of our final year we had to do a digital portfolio. Up until now my final collection has been focused on the colour scheme SGB / Silver, Gold, Black. As I transferred into the digital realm I began to adopt the RGB / Red, Green, Blue colour scheme. These pieces look into what happens if we spill beyond the first octant of 3D space, into the unseen 7 octants. The pieces follow patterns and formula such as repetition, multiplying etc…

Brooch and Hoop Earrings

Materials: Sterling Silver

These are two wearables made in addition to my final collection. I wanted to make something to wear for degree show that was a scaled down version of an existing silversmithing piece of mine. This brooch and pair of hoops are inspired by my napkin ring stack.