About

About Mothmade

Ko Ingarangi te whakapaparanga mai, engari, ko Ōtautahi te whenua tupu me te kāinga. Ko Lily Wenmoth au.

My name is Lily Wenmoth (she/they) and I am the designer, and creator of Mothmade Jewels. I am a jeweller and artist based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

I started Mothmade in Ōtautahi in 2021 and I still design, create, market, and send all jewellery myself. (With lots of love!)

Design inspiration
My designs are characterised by a playfulness, and are often organic, flowing forms with minuscule sculptural details in the metal, set with a variety of gemstones.
It comes from the Aotearoa's lush geography; the mossy hills, water eroded rockfaces, the dry and sharp mountain geography, and foamy and kelp filled waves - everywhere I have the luxury of escaping to. Occasionally these flowing styles are met with a flare of brutalism which I attribute to finding charming moments in the urban, grey, concrete heavy, Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Sustainability
I only use solid metals, nothing is plated, so that at the end of life of the jewellery (hopefully after many many decades of it being worn and enjoyed!) the piece can be completely melted back down to re-use the metal and stones again.
My jewelery is primarily made from recycled sterling silver (sometimes gold for extra special comissions), thrifted pearls, found pebbles, and lab made faceted gemstones or natural gemstones from carefully selected suppliers who have statements of ethical sources. No precious metals are ever thrown away. All my off-cuts and scraps are melted down and reused. When designs involve casting, this process is done through an Auckland based casting company who are an accredited member of the Responsible Jewellery Council.

Lily Wenmoth Artist CV:

Exhibitions:

PLAY NICE II
Form Gallery
Christchurch
August 2025

Voice
Quadrant Gallery
Dunedin
April 2025

Art For Palestine no.3
Te Wā The Space
Sydenham
March 2025

Play Nice
Rice Pudding Gallery
Newtown Wellington
August 2024

Art For Palestine no.2
The Heads Gallery
Lyttleton
July 2024

Art For Palestine
The Heads Gallery
Lyttleton
April 2024

More The Show
Clubhouse Creative
Christchurch
October 2022

 

Publications

The Canterbury Memo
Issue no. 3
Mothmade in The Canterbury Memo
July 2025

Ōtautahi Studios
Podcast Episode no. 4
Ōtautahi Studios - Ep 4 - Lily Wenmoth, Jeweller
March 2025

Symbiosis Magazine
Issue no.1
November 2024

NZ Herald Viva
The Best New Jewellery Brands - 5 Rising Creatives to Watch Right Now
August 13th 2024

Overcom Magazine
Issue 11
Febuary 2024

Curation

Art For Palestine 1 & 2 & 3
The Heads Gallery

• Curated and run by me.
• Exhibited 80+ Aotearoa artists.
• Included my jewellery and prints.

April 2024
July 2024
March 2025

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