Ayesha Sureya Patel is a Jewellery Artist and 3D designer from London whose work is inspired by the beauty but also tangled identities around her diasporic identity. She graduated from the Jewellery Design course at Central St. Martins (2018) and has continued working in London since; now in her Studio in Stoke Newington.
Her practice explores her cultural identity and entails researched theologies and symbolism to help draw connections between jewellery and the self, formality of adornment, and the narrative of personal materials and objects in a post-colonial world.
Projects
- GRADUATE COLLECTION - CSM BA JEWELLERY DESIGN 2018 |Gold jewellery is widely symbolic in India with a lot of new jewellery presented and gifted to mark occasions like weddings. However, this jewellery is often disregarded and not worn after the occasion and so the ideals and symbolism surrounding Indian jewellery don't resonate with me as strongly. As the kitchen is a place in an Indian household which is often the heart of the home, where food is also used to mark celebrations, a lot of domestic memories I hold reside in the objects used here,
Work history
3D ArtistAyesha Sureya Jewellery
London, United KingdomFreelance
• Modelling and Sculpting stylised characters for set designer (IBBY NJOYA)
• Creating high qaulity performant visuals (Tawbox)
• Worked remotely for an NFT Design Development start-up (Quantum Art Lab) producing 3D jewellery assests to be sold as NFTs.
• 3D asset creation from ideation to delivery using Rhino 3D
• Modelling quality designs to scale that are suitable for 3D pinting
• Producing one of a kind renders and animations for my business in Blender
Workshop Co-ordinatorCrafts Council England
London, United KingdomFreelance
• Baezians ‘Spice Dyes”- Ran a textiles workshop transforming spices into natural dyes used to print and stain cotton scarves and fabrics.
• Curated and produced a community engagement event called “We Listen” at the Crafts Council featuring panel discussions by emerging Black and Asian artists about social and political justice in the creative industry, upcycling fabric and henna workshops.
• Taught a Wax Carving workshop for fellow Young Craft Citizens and participants of PLATFORM Youth Club in Islington
•ANKAA - Teaching the migrant community and underrepresented groups in Athens basic jewellery making skills such as soldering, ring making, patination, piercing and polishing; in order for them to establish micro-businesses from these transferable skills to break the dependency cycle and allow them to thrive positively away from dangers elsewhere.
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Skills
- Photoshop
- Craft
- Drawing
- Photography
- Metal Smithing
- Sustainable Design
- CAD Design
- Abobe Illustrator
- Collage Art
- Graphic Art
Education
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignUAL CCW
London, United Kingdom
Explored array of artistic disciplines to eventually find my way to 3-D Design to then specialise in jewellery design.
BA Jewellery DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Awards
Swarovski x CSMSwarovski
The Power of Transformation - shortlisted winner
https://klimt02.net/events/award-givings/swarovski-design-project-csm-ba-jewellery-design-winner-2018