About

Pauline Hagan is a self-taught British-French jewellery designer and ceramic artist based in Prague. She enjoys alternating between the two disciplines, although her ceramic work is now on pause to allow her to fully focus on jewellery design. Pauline creates expressive jewellery in silver, each piece fully unique, never to be reproduced.

Process

With minimal sketching, Pauline slowly transforms her materials, letting the process define the outcome of the piece. She thinks of it as sculpting in silver, preferring not to use molds or templates. This leaves space for an experimental and intuitive dance between hands and materials.

UISGE collection

UISGE explores the idea of reflectivity in water. The highly-polished pieces in this collection mimic the glistening surfaces of water, a flowing river or a simple puddle. To achieve this, Pauline applies intense heat to silver, removing the flame as molten metal flows and blends together. In this moment, the silver is frozen in its liquid form, preserving its fluidity and lending a distinct texture to the work.

UISGE translates as ‘water’ in Gaelic, a nod to Pauline’s Irish roots. The pieces in this collection carry the names of Irish lakes and rivers from across the country.