Melissa Hampson-Smith
Melissa is a contemporary artist trained in Fine Art, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Carving, Performance & Environmental Science. She creates wearable navigation sculptures, talismans containing hidden maps & secrets for the wearer.
Inspiration: environments, deep time, micro & macro, space travel, colonisation of celestial bodies, mining asteroids, extreme weathers, discarded man-made materials, protecting our oceans & re-wilding Earth.
Working recycled metals with beach stones in situ on the Cornish coast, a rich metal mining area, she connects Earth, moon, & ocean. Adding raw & cut gems alongside ‘Future Gems’ (she upscales from discarded plastics) tree resins, seeds, found things, & vintage finds.
