About
Clare Poppi is an artist living and working in Brisbane, Australia. After achieving first class honours in her Fine Art degree she received an ArtStart grant from the Australia Council for the Arts and has continued to make art, establishing a studio space with three other jewellers from which to create her work. Her primary practice is in jewellery & metal-smithing, focusing on sustainable design and wearable art.
Her pieces ranges from jewellery growing live grass to nature inspired designs using recycled metals and bio-degradable components. Clare arrives at her designs by experimenting with placement and juxtaposition, and using her sense of materiality to determine a resolved piece. However, this spontaneous approach is always tempered with a strict adherence to sustainable and ethical work practices, including environmentally conscious studio techniques and Cradle-to Cradle design practices.
The Growing Jewellery Project is a major aspect of Clare’s ethical practice and involves her sending out growing jewellery to participants (locally & internationally) who look after the pieces for a time and document their experiences on her blog. The jewellery is intended to form a connection between the grower and nature, and when worn, the jewellery is a visible statement of environmental awareness and provokes conversation and dialogue.
Small Green Leaf is Clare’s wearable jewellery label. The brand was established in 2013 with the aim of providing beautiful, unique and environmentally friendly jewellery to the public. Feeling there is a lack of understanding in the general public about the harmful impacts of jewellery production, Small Green Leaf sets out to educate consumers about these problems and provide them with the opportunity to purchase ethically produced, locally made jewellery.
Her pieces ranges from jewellery growing live grass to nature inspired designs using recycled metals and bio-degradable components. Clare arrives at her designs by experimenting with placement and juxtaposition, and using her sense of materiality to determine a resolved piece. However, this spontaneous approach is always tempered with a strict adherence to sustainable and ethical work practices, including environmentally conscious studio techniques and Cradle-to Cradle design practices.
The Growing Jewellery Project is a major aspect of Clare’s ethical practice and involves her sending out growing jewellery to participants (locally & internationally) who look after the pieces for a time and document their experiences on her blog. The jewellery is intended to form a connection between the grower and nature, and when worn, the jewellery is a visible statement of environmental awareness and provokes conversation and dialogue.
Small Green Leaf is Clare’s wearable jewellery label. The brand was established in 2013 with the aim of providing beautiful, unique and environmentally friendly jewellery to the public. Feeling there is a lack of understanding in the general public about the harmful impacts of jewellery production, Small Green Leaf sets out to educate consumers about these problems and provide them with the opportunity to purchase ethically produced, locally made jewellery.