Susan Collis

Love is a Charm of Powerful Trouble
2008
wooden broom, white opals, yellow opals, Brazilian opals, cultured pearls, freshwater pearls, mother of pearl, white diamonds, black diamonds, sapphires, garnets, rubies, labradorite, moonstone, white howlite, jadeite, citron crysoprase, turquoise, perido

Love is A Charm of Powerful Trouble (Detail)
2008
wooden broom, white opal, yellow opal, Brazilian opal, cultured pearl, freshwater pearl, mother of pearl, white diamond, black diamond, sapphire, garnet, ruby, labradorite, moonstone, white howite, jadeite, citron cyrsoprase, turquoise, peridot, emerald

Installation view at Ingleby Gallery, August 2008
2008

Falls from Grace (detail)
2008
wooden block, mother of pearl, 18 carat white gold, diamond, amber, smoky topaz

Love is A Charm of Powerful Trouble (Detail)
2008
wooden broom, white opal, yellow opal, Brazilian opal, cultured pearl, freshwater pearl, mother of pearl, white diamond, black diamond, sapphire, garnet, ruby, labradorite, moonstone, white howite, jadeite, citron cyrsoprase, turquoise, peridot, emerald

As good as it gets
2008
18 carat white gold screw (hallmarked) with white sapphire, three turquoise rawl plugs, edition of 10

When its our turn I
2007
one silver screw with white topaz, one palladium screw with white diamond, edition of 3 (in pairs)
2.5cm long

Down to the Mother
2008
site-specific inlaid mother of pearl
variable

Falls from Grace

wooden block, mother of pearl, 18 carat white gold, diamond, amber, smoky topaz