Fremantle Christmas market returns with handmade jewellery

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 18:31 · Archive

Fremantle's Made on the Left Christmas market is returning this month, with more than 100 Western Australian designers taking over Esplanade Park to sell their handmade creations in time for early Christmas shopping.

A North Fremantle husband and wife team will sell jewellery made from underwater photography. Louise Stazzonelli came up with the idea for Sea Drops Jewellery in 2019, inspired by her husband Glen Cowans' underwater photography, which he displays at his Fremantle Roundhouse studio. The couple have scuba dived together for more than 30 years, photographing and filming marine life to share their love of the ocean.

Stazzonelli selects her favourite images from tens of thousands of photos captured over the years, and Cowans reduces them to fit earrings and pendants using pigmented ink that does not fade. Stazzonelli uses domed glass to seal the design, setting it in stainless steel or sterling silver. She often uses patterns from coral images, fish scales and water reflections, and displays a mini print of the original photograph next to each piece so customers can see where it came from. Stazzonelli said she wanted to create something people could wear as wearable art inspired by the ocean.

How it is being reported

• Made on the Left: Local artisan sellers return for Fremantle’s Christmas marketFremantle’s handmade Christmas market is returning this month, and one North Fremantle local is ready to sell her underwater photography turned into bespoke jewellery.Perth Now · 14 Nov, 18:00
• Made on the Left: Local artisan sellers return for Fremantle’s Christmas marketFremantle’s handmade Christmas market is returning this month, and one North Fremantle local is ready to sell her underwater photography turned into bespoke jewellery.The West Australian · 14 Nov, 18:00

In this story: Louise Stazzonelli · Glen Cowans · Fremantle · Esplanade Park · Made on the Left

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