Collection: Caroline Brogden : Surfite Jeweller : South Yorkshire

Sustainability is an area that interests me greatly and the idea of producing something entirely new from a waste material is central to what I do.

It’s about creating truly unique, one of kind pieces with a low carbon footprint, from a traceable source, and in circular economy with another artist. But it is also about just making people smile with the tactileness (is that even a word? If not it should be!) of the product and the bright colours and patterns.

Surfite is my passion and it brings me such joy experimenting and working with it. The material encompasses so many things for me.

It reminds me of the fabulous years spent studying at Bangor University and becoming part of the University surf club; travelling to Jersey, Guernsey and Orkney in search of waves (often to discover it flat as a pancake but loving it anyway); working in a surf shop down on the beach front, watching the smiles on the faces of people as they climbed out of the water. It is not about being the best, but that journey of self-discovery and finding your tribe that enticed me so much into this world.