About
ZOEMCBRIDE pieces are made to be treasured and navigate the ebbs and flows of your pace of life. From hands deep in the garden, to dancing upon the surface of the ocean and even taking a rest on the bedside table, your piece is here to see the light of day, to retreat when you do and be at the ready for your next adventure.
Zoe McBride is a maker and designer with a background in Spatial Design. Zoe creates an evolving collection of sculptural pieces made to adorn the body and space. Carved and sculpted from jewellers wax by hand, each piece is a result of play and experimentation honouring the form, function and sentiment of jewellery with a timeless twist, creating unique pieces for the curious collector. Made to be treasured and to be worn, ZM pieces mark your moments and become a part of your story.
My pieces are made from wax.
I work with both soft and hard wax—each with its own character and response to touch. The soft wax, warmed by my hands, becomes pliable, moulded into form, hardening again with the cold. The hard wax, I carve, cut, and melt with hand tools, shaping it with precision. This material, in its essence, is temporal and sensitive. Its form is easily compromised by too much heat, pressure, or touch. Impressionable, it can be rebuilt as easily as it is undone, capturing the fleeting moments of creation.
Then comes the moment when the wax is lost. It is completely burnt away, leaving only the impression of what once was. In its place is something that contrasts sharply with its original nature—no longer soft, warm, or malleable, but cold (though searingly hot in its formation), hard, and solid metal. With this transformation, the creation is invited to endure through the years, taking on a permanence that the wax could only dream of.
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Each piece is cast from a majority of reclaimed metals and stones sourced from reputable New Zealand suppliers.