Anne Finlay was born in Wick in Scotland; she studied at the Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, where she was taught by Eric Spiller, a pioneer in the use of plastic for jewellery. She developed the use of plastic of different types, although she also experimented with anodised aluminium, silver and resins. Much of her work in the Collection is constructed from sheets of polyester film stamped out with dyes, scored, folded and glued, combining plain colours with patterns; concentrating on the interplay of geometric shapes, whilst others are made from materials such as PVC, stainless steel and acrylics, with laser cut components.
All that glisters: New Jewellery in Britain, The British Council 1992

Glossary

  • Film

    A transparent, flexible plastic material, usually of cellulose acetate or polyester, on which light-sensitive emulsion is coated, or on which an image can be formed by various transfer processes.