Design Collection

Intimacy Knows No Bounds

Animal sculptures created through beadwork and silver smithing techniques. They show the intimate relationships between animals and how they display different forms of intimacy. Though animals display emotions on a simpler level compared to humans, they show us that we are all connected through different types of emotion, love, and intimacy. This collection consists of two koi fish, two otters (mother and pup), and two swans.

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Koi Fish (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)
Koi Fish (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

Sculpture

Koi Fish (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

Two koi fish that swim around each other. They are created using textile and metal work techniques. The bodies are made by threading beads on thin wire and looping it through itself. The faces are made using silver smithing techniques (sinking and... More

Otter and Pup (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)
Otter and Pup (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

Sculpture

Otter and Pup (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

A mothering otter with her pup laying on her chest. Created using textile and metal work techniques. The body is created by threading bead on thin wire and looped on itself. The face are made using silver smithing techniques (sinking and raising,... More

Two Swans (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)
Two Swans (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

Sculpture

Two Swans (Intimacy Knows No Bounds)

Two swans (male and female). Created by using beadwork and metal work techniques. The body is created by threading beads on thin wire and looping it through itself. The faces are made by using silver smithing techniques (sinking and raising,... More

Work by

Vanessa Ho

Material Art and Design, Jewellery

“My thesis work focuses on intimacy, the different types of intimacy, and what it means to have an intimate relationship. Intimacy is often boxed in with romance, and though romantic intimacy is one...” [More]