JAYDA LEO
Jayda Leo
Painful flower
2025, brass, rubber ball, steel pin, steel brass plated thumbtacks, 1100 x 1100 x 300 mm
Photography by Chris Bowes.
ARTIST STATEMENT
JAYDA LEO
When looking for material, it is non-precious and often overlooked objects that draw inspiration to create. The accessibility of these items give way to a transformation, gives into a new form and shape.
My inspiration struck from a steel thumbtack, coated in brass. The use of silver as status in its valued materiality is widely utilized. The creation of this artwork challenged the idea of preciousness by using common objects to mimic precious materials. The work has allowed me to expand beyond my understandings of value in materiality and further my experimentations within my metalsmithing.
PROFILE
Jayda Leo is a metalsmith, jeweller, and creative practitioner. Her work explores themes of growth and transformation through the lenses of nature and bio morphism. Drawing deeply from the natural world, her jewellery reflects its beauty, fragility, and complexity. Through this connection, she creates pieces that resonate with the wearer, as well as the observer.
