Jewellery pieces wing their way to Marvel TV series
PIECES of jewellery made in Hoswick have winged their way to a Marvel series on TV platform Disney+.
Two designs from Karlin Anderson’s Wings collection – ear cuffs and a ring – are worn by actress T’Nia Miller in the new series VisionQuest.
Anderson said she was contacted a while back by a TV costume department looking for pieces from her Wings collection.
“The jewellery was needed quickly, but between us we managed to get everything organised and dispatched in time,” she said.
“It was a proper team effort, with everyone playing their part. We knew the pieces were heading for a production, but not which one.”
By chance, Anderson’s colleague Shona Miller spotted one of the pieces while watching VisionQuest.
The series stars Hollywood actors Paul Bettany, who appears as Vision in the Marvel series of films, and James Spader.
“It was a lovely surprise for the whole team, especially knowing we’d all been involved in getting the pieces there,” Anderson said.
It turned out that the production team had discovered the jewellery online while searching for bird and wing inspired designs.
Anderson, who runs a jewellery workshop in Hoswick, said the Wings collection was designed in 2014.
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“I wanted to make something unlike anything I’d designed or seen before – distinctive, sculptural and unapologetically individual,” she reflected.
“The Wings collection has always carried a deeper meaning for me, rooted in hope, courage and strength, and the biblical image of soaring on wings like eagles.
“I wanted the jewellery to evoke that feeling of rising above life’s challenges. These are bold, unusual pieces, and I think it takes a certain strength of character and individuality to wear them.
“Seeing them worn by such a striking character in VisionQuest feels particularly fitting.”
Marvel originally began life as a comic book company before branching out into TV and film.
It has developed household-name characters such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man.
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