The Worshipful Company of Gold & Silver Wyre Drawer Associate Award

“Grounded” embodies Naomi Aindow-Clark’s experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Reflecting on her distorted reality, Naomi uses repetitive slow process crafts to enter a flow state. This
allows time and reality to fade, creating a safe haven, distracting from an otherwise chaotic mental
load, in an attempt to control chaos.
Naomi intricately pierces copper and silver which she then distorts, creating an embodiment of
controlled chaos.

Elements are enameled, where overfiring allows for hints of colour to peek through
black, as a reminder of light in the darkness. The juxtaposition of hand embroidery, as a
representation of flow, and the distorted copper becomes a symbol for the balance of mental health.
The hand embroidered necklace uses a contemporary goldwork technique, of smooth purl loops.
Using the same stitch in repetition is an important element of this piece, as the act of repetition allows
space for the practice of mindfulness and reconnection with the soul.