Orkney jewellery designer Alison Moore has taken the plunge into homeware, creating a striking range of goods incorporating the stunning, award-winning underwater images she takes when diving in the seas around the islands.
Alison, a keen scuba diver and sea-kayaker, has been taking underwater photographs over the past four years, winning top awards for her images in the process. Several of her pictures are displayed in her Dounby jewellery workshop and gallery, in Orkney's west mainland, and she also sells prints of her work.
"When I'm not creating jewellery, you'll probably find me in the sea and usually underwater," says Alison, who has been at the helm of Alison Moore Designs for the past 11 years."I recently began offering prints of my underwater photography for sale in my workshop and online, and I've created jewellery collections based on the life I see when I'm diving too. I've been keen to move into homeware for a while now, so it was a logical decision to try and incorporate my undersea imagery into the collection.
"I'm passionate about keeping our oceans and beaches clean, with a determination to eliminate as much plastic from our environment as possible," she explains. "It was essential, therefore, that the new homeware range was created with this ethos in mind, and we've tried to use sustainable materials as much as we can."Alison adds: "I'm delighted with the new homeware range and hope it'll be well received by customers. After all, who doesn't need a jellyfish tote bag for the shopping, or a seaweed cushion on the sofa?"
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