About Jeremy May
Jeremy May was born in Suffolk, UK. After having worked as a landscape Architect for over 10 years, Jeremy created the first paper ring in September 2007.
The layers of narrative of a literary work of art, are extracted, transformed and re-inserted in the book. The metamorphosis occurs in the hands of Jeremy May, who adds another dimension of the ‘story’, and renders the new narrative wearable.
Each book chosen has a history, it was bought, read, written on, sold on or given as a gift. In time, it was passed on to a street vendor, a second hand bookshop, or offered to Jeremy.
For each piece made, Jeremy selects from the book a distinct quote that directly inspires him to create and envisage the form, colour and appearance of the ‘wearable narrative’.
Every jewel is impossible to replicate and, carrying a serial number. Its beauty extends within the piece: text and images pass all the way through, only exposed at the surfaces, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of the writer’s story and the artist’s vision.
The result is an exquisite range of collector’s jewellery pieces that combine simplicity, traditional craft and sensitivity. May’s creativity and innovation transforms each piece into a true coalescence of thought, word, and deed! As such each jewel is not just a recycled resource, but it is offering another level of emotional sophistication.
He lives and works in London.