Stress is a familiar feeling but is difficult for many of us to discuss. Jewellery is a means of expressing complex emotions and can also act as a catalyst for conversations with others when displayed on the body. These conversations can provide people with a way to discuss complex feelings such as stress and in turn alleviate the feelings of stress.

For her MA project, Hayley has used auto-ethnography to create a series of jewellery comprised of personally collected objects, aiming to portray the feeling of stress weighing you down and providing a means to spark conversation about these feelings.