Harriet Taylor-Thorpe

Originally from an artistic island community in Florida, Harriet Taylor-Thorpe began sculpting in clay as a child, working with her artist mother and as a hand built potter's apprentice. She studied at Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts. There she specialized in old masters techniques – egg tempera painting, water and mordant gold leafing and woodcarving.

 

 Returning to her roots in clay, she began working with precious metal clay, (a moldable material made with recycled metal that when kiln fired becomes solid metal) producing wearable sculptural jewelry. Her interests in metal fabrication expanded, she enrolled in silversmithing classes at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT.

 

 

As a painter who designs jewelry, Harriet naturally began combining the painted elements with her sculptural jewelry. She uses vitreous enamel, china paints, kiln fired at 1225 F to introduce images of animals, pets, and flowers to her jewelry.  The amazing beauty of combining painting, sculpting and jewelry making continues to fascinate and inspire her.

 

Inspired by nature – and often molded directly from local plants and flowers – each piece by Harriet is:

• Created individually

• Sculpted and molded by hand

• Made from sustainable, recycled materials

• 99.9% fine silver, sterling or bronze (or a combination thereof)

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Celebrating a special moment? Ask Harriet to create sculpted jewelry especially for you.

Her specialty is pet portraiture!

 

Email her at harriet@redsquirreldesignboston.com.

 

Red Squirrel Design: 

Harriet's company, Red Squirrel Design Boston, has been offering a decorative painting for homeowners and businesses in New England since 2001. 

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For more details, see www.redsquirreldesignboston.com or on Instagram at #redsquirreldesignboston