Lucy believes you cannot compete with the beauty of nature, its perfect lines and textures, so uses it as directly as possible.
Taking moulds from her delicate finds, she casts into the cavity they leave, allowing her to create exact replicas of life in solid gold that retain the finest details.
Simple lines from cow parsley stems, rye grass, lichen, leaves, twigs and seed heads wrap around to create rings, the fragile veins and stems clearly visible as the designs overlap to create a collection of fine botanical jewellery, all cast from British countryside plants with a scattering of rubies, sapphires and diamonds.
The Great British stag beetle, bees and hawk moths have all been given a new life in solid silver and gold by the nature loving jeweller, her Hawk moth ring was chosen by costume designer Michele Clapton to be worn by Sansa Stark in the hit medieval TV series Game of Thrones.
"My work is evolving all the time, as the seasons change, the inspiration is new once more."
