Welcome to Innocent Chaos…

Created by local textile artist, Sharon Hay, Innocent Chaos is a fashion and jewellery range that speaks of a world almost forgotten in adulthood. Fall down a rabbit hole, into a place of daydreams, imaginary friends and childish hopes. Off with your head and in with your most mischievous impulses, the collection of bespoke, one of pieces is designed to add a sense of playfulness and excitement to every outfit.

Let your imagination run wild with kitsch, vintage inspired jewellery that strives to personalise and remind the owner the innocence and chaos of childhood.

Sharon was born and raised in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland. Sharon Graduated from The University of Ulster Belfast in 2008, where she studied Fine and Applied Art specialising in Textiles. At the 2008 Degree Show Sharon was awarded the Lila Spear Award for outstanding excellence. At 24 Years of age, her work could be best described as a series of collections, boxing and grouping patterns and three-dimensional forms to categorise variations of an idea. 

Her work generally involves multiples of small pieces, working on the principle that each piece is unique but together supporting the overall artwork. She generally works in mixed media specialising in textile art. 

Techniques Sharon would use include, Multi-head Machine Embroidery, Hand Embroidery, Fabric Manipulation and cutwork. Untraditional fabrics also form a key role in Sharon’s artwork as she frequently uses materials such as leather, PVC and plastics alongside neon threads to create unique pieces of jewellery and soft toys from. 

Outsider Art, Child Art, Fantasy, Media Culture and modern and traditional textiles influence Sharon’s work. She focuses on issues surrounding innocence in childhood with a particular interest in imaginary friends and comfort toys. 

Her current artwork has evolved from her interest in soft toys and the friendships children develop with them from childhood. Sharon’s Collection entitled ‘Innocent Chaos’ plays on the idea of the alter-ego character contained in each of our personalities and the mischievous traits we all hold.