Goldsmith's Craft and Design Council Competition

Hi all! Hope you all had a lovely festive season and aren't too gutted at being back to work!
For me, being back at work means getting ready for my first competition entry of the year, which is (as the title to this post suggests) the Goldsmith's Hall Craft and Design Council competition. I enter this every year, I haven't won yet, but I always enjoy coming up with my designs each year.

This year, as with last year, I entered the Harriet Kelsall Bespoke design catagory, which involved designing 2 pieces based on a brief set by singer/songwriter Corinna Jane. She asked for a vintage-inspired piece, with a modern twist, using the colour scheme of gold, pink and purple.

For my inspiration I wanted to look at the way dancers moved when they were on stage, and was particularly inspired by the way their skirts spin when they move.

I found this image on Pinterest and loved the elegance.

I also looked to vintage jewellery for my inspiration and found this pair of earrings from Cartier circa 1960(ish) which I thought looked like the skirt of a dancer mid-spin. I also found a collection from high-end jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels based on dancing which, also I think the pieces are tacky, I can't deny the craftsmanship! 

So with all that in mind - Here's what I came up with!

It's not the most favourite painting I've ever done, but I like my design and I like how I've interpreted my idea. Also, if you're interested, here's a video of one of my favourite songs from Corinna Jane. If you like quirky kind of folk/pop, I think you might like her!