Lara Pelicaric
she/her
Skin Deep
Skin Deep is a jewellery collection that focuses on the scars and textures carried by our skin. A scar marks where something was once hurt and has since healed, becoming part of a person’s story. The pieces explore these qualities through casting, moulding, and the process of reticulation. The patterns created through reticulation can never be perfectly replicated, resulting in unique, skin-like textures that differ each time.
The collection reflects how our textures and scars are not flaws, but soft records of who we are, and how they can be worn proudly upon our bodies.
Surface Memory, 935 silver rings, created through reticulation.
Drawn Together, 935 silver brooch, formed through reticulation.
Where It Mended, 935 silver brooch, created through reticulation.
What We Carry, wax-cast sterling silver sculptural ring, created from direct body impression.
What The Body Kept, wax-cast sterling silver pendant, created from a direct body impression.
Skin Memory, wax-cast sterling silver pendant, created from a direct body impression.
1 Soft Trace, wax-cast sterling silver ring; #2 from Shared Surface series, wax-cast 833 silver alloy ring.
Becoming Whole (stages of scar healing) series, three 935 silver rings, electric blue leather thread used on #2 ring.
Shared Surface, wax-cast rings in 833 silver alloy.
Research
A visual study collage of skin, scars and skin textures.
Primary research of series of photographs exploring surface pattern and traces left on the body.